Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling the measles outbreak a "call to action" in an Op-Ed and is asking families to consult their healthcare providers about the options to get their kids vaccinated.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has described the outbreak in West Texas last week as a “top priority.” But he has not explicitly encouraged Americans to get vaccinated.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said the measles outbreak in west Texas is a “call to action,” as he encouraged parents to consider whether to get their children vaccinated. Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, said the decision to vaccinate is “personal” but defended the efficacy of…