The latest measles revival can only be curbed by vaccination, according to Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., praising Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for backing the measles vaccine after years of vaccine skepticism.

“I want to complement Secretary of Health Bobby Kennedy because he’s now encouraging people to get the measles vaccine: It is the only proven way to avoid getting the measles,” Cassidy told “The Cats Roundtable” in an interview airing Sunday on WABC 770 AM-N.Y.

Dr. Cassidy, a physician, was elected to the Senate in 2014 and is now the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Cassidy is a vocal proponent of child vaccinations, despite longtime skepticism from RFK Jr. concerned that vaccinating children has helped contribute to exponentially increasing cases of autism.

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