Former ‘Moms for America’ Leaders โฃExpress Regret Over Support for RFK Jr.’sโฃ Vaccine Views
WASHINGTON,โค D.C. – Several women who were once prominent figures within the “Moms โคfor America” organizationโฃ are publiclyโ voicing regret for their past support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine rhetoric, acknowledging the potential consequences ofโ their โฃadvocacy as measles cases surge nationwide. Their shiftโ in perspective โcomes as theโข U.S. grapples with โฃits highest numberโค of measles casesโข since the disease was declared eliminatedโค in 2000, prompting renewed concerns about publicโ health and the spreadโฃ of misinformation.
These former leaders, โonce vocal proponents of vaccine skepticism alongside Kennedy, now expressโ deep concernโ over theโ real-world impact ofโฃ theirโ previous beliefs.Thay fear a tragic escalation โof preventable illness and even death, particularly among children, as vaccination rates continue toโ decline in certain communities. Their evolving stance underscores the growingโข alarm within some circles about โขthe dangers of anti-vaccine sentiment โคand the responsibility of influencers inโ shaping public health narratives.
“The only way this is โgoing to โchange isโ when kids start dying, and they’re going to die in high enough numbers where youโฃ know a kid that ended up with horrible brain โdamage or death because of a vaccine-preventable disease,” stated oneโ former “Moms forโ America” leader, reflecting a grim prediction born from witnessing the current outbreak.
In 2025, the U.S.reachedโฃ a milestone in reported โขmeasles cases,the highest level โคsince the disease was declared eliminated โin 2000,according to data from the Johns โHopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Theโฃ centers โฃfor Disease Control and Prevention โฃ(CDC) has confirmedโข three measles-related deaths to date.
Oneโ formerโค advocate admitted to a senseโ of “karmic justice” and guilt, stating, “There’s someโ kind ofโ karmic justice โmaybe for me in that I wished this would happen when I was an anti-vaxxer, and now I’m watching it play out,โ and it’s a disaster, and Iโ feel guilty a โคlittle.” โTheir public expressions of regret signal โa potential turning point in the conversation surrounding vaccine hesitancyโค and the influence of prominent figures like RFK Jr. on publicโ health decisions.
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In โ2025, the โU.S. reached a milestone in reportedโ measles cases, with โmany parentsโฃ opting not to vaccinate their children.โค Joe Raedle/Joeโ Raedle/Getty Images