Key facts
- Senator Bill Cassidy blamed HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for a resurgence in vaccine-preventable illnesses.
- Cassidy shared a New York Times article on X detailing the trend.
- Doctors are reportedly seeing an increase in these illnesses.
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) directly blamed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the resurgence in vaccine-preventable illnesses on Thursday. On the social media platform X, Cassidy shared a New York Times article reporting on hospitals seeing a resurgence in vaccine-preventable illnesses, with doctors telling the outlet that they're frequently seeing these conditions.