Paul Offit

“There’s been a decrease in immunization rates in all vaccines. There’s a decrease in immunizations in more than half the states, as opposed to the year before. There are at least 280,000 kindergarteners who did not get the [measles, mumps and rubella vaccine],”

Paul Offit · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Dr. Paul Offit noted widespread decreases in kindergarten immunization rates across the country.

“He said that when he runs into a parent holding a child on a hiking or walking path, he goes up to them and says, ‘Don’t vaccinate your child,’”

Paul Offit · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Dr. Paul Offit recounted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims about advising parents against vaccination.

“If we had a secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) who was an actual secretary of HHS instead of an anti-vaccine activist and science denialist, he would stand up in front of the American public and say, ‘Vaccinate your children.’ – please, vaccinate your children,”

Paul Offit · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Dr. Paul Offit criticized the health secretary for failing to encourage Americans to vaccinate their children.

“That’s who he is – a zealot – and that’s why he ignores the vaccine epidemic data.”

Paul Offit · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Dr. Paul Offit called Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a zealot who ignores vaccine data.

“[Kennedy] is waging a war against vaccines because he believes … there is an epidemic of chronic diseases in this country. He believes vaccines are a major cause of that epidemic, and therefore he is going to do everything he can to lessen vaccines.”

Paul Offit · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Dr. Paul Offit outlined what he views as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine motivation.