But in his new opinion piece about the ongoing measles outbreak, published March 2 in Fox News, Kennedy wrote that vaccines “not only protect individual children from measles, but also contribute to community immunity,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, urged people to consider getting vaccinated against measles, as cases of the disease have been reported in 10 states, but also clarified that the decision to vaccinate is a “personal one.

The top spokesperson at the Health and Human Services Department resigned Monday after clashing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his response to the measles. Thomas Corry said he called it quits “effective immediately” in a post on his LinkedIn account just two weeks into his tenure at the agency.