Media Reports of Vitamin A Toxicity in Kids Being Treated for Measles ‘Misleading,’ Doctor Says

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to come under fire for promoting vitamin A amidst the West Texas measles outbreak.

Under the headline, “What to know about vitamin A’s toxic risks after RFK Jr. promotes it for measles,” Axios reported that “some unvaccinated child measles patients in Texas — the state with the most cases — have shown signs of vitamin A toxicity, including abnormal liver function.”

Axios cited a March 25 New York Times article that broke the news, stating that “physicians at Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, say they’ve now treated a handful of unvaccinated children who were given so much vitamin A that they had signs of liver damage.”