“Oh, Come On”: This NCS Anchor Is Going Viral For Calling Bullsh*t On Dr. Oz’s Vaccine Claim

Though the US had basically eliminated the measles as of 2000, consultants agree that the illness is making a comeback now on account of declining rates of vaccination.

But based on a statement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this illness (that most individuals my age beforehand solely knew from enjoying Oregon Trail) is definitelyyyy not coming again on account of a coverage failure.

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Well, yesterday, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz, appeared on NCS to speak about measles and urge dad and mom to vaccinate their youngsters. But the previous TV physician acquired some pushback from host Dana Bash.

Bash requested Oz if measles is surging because of the Trump administration “undermining support or advocacy for measles and other vaccines?”

Oz replied, “I don’t believe so. We’ve advocated for measles vaccines all along. Secretary Kennedy has been at the very front of this movement…”

At which level Bash interrupted, saying, “Oh, come on.”

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Undeterred, Oz continued, “He is. When the first outbreak happened in Texas. He said, ‘Get your vaccines for measles,’ because that’s an example of an ailment that you should get vaccinated against.”

FYI, through the 2025 measles outbreak in Texas, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got here beneath fireplace for promoting misinformation about utilizing vitamin A to stop measles, amongst different unproven remedies. He additionally endorsed the measles vaccine, with the caveat that the selection to vaccinate is “a personal one.”

A bit of later within the dialog, Bash referred to as again to this current tweet from Children’s Health Defense, a corporation that RFK Jr. founded and chaired from 2015 to 2023:

The group additionally allegedly promoted misinformation about vaccines that contributed to a measles outbreak in Samoa in 2019 that contaminated 1000’s and killed 83 individuals, largely kids beneath the age of 5.

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She requested Dr. Oz if individuals ought to concern measles, and he replied, “Oh, for sure.” He went on to say, “Take the vaccine, please. We have a solution for a problem. Not all illnesses are equally dangerous, and not all people are equally susceptible to those illnesses, but measles is one you should get your vaccine.”

Here’s the clip:

NCS / Via Twitter: @atrupar

In response, individuals are cheering for the second when Dana Bash clearly had sufficient:

The phrase “gaslight” certain retains developing.

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People are additionally calling out different problematic “cures” Kennedy has endorsed, like his recent unproven claim that consuming a ketogenic weight loss plan may treatment psychological diseases like schizophrenia.

Meanwhile, precise docs are urging individuals to vaccinate their youngsters and talk about any considerations they might have with their pediatricians.

So, yeah, I assume it is simply one other day in 1984… Oops, I imply 2026.

Let me know what you assume within the feedback.

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