Mehmet Oz Says MMR Vaccine Is Not Lethal After Trump Raised Baseless Claim About 1 Shot
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Updated · CBS New York · Aug 23
Mehmet Oz Says MMR Vaccine Is Not Lethal After Trump Raised Baseless Claim About 1 Shot
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Aug 23
Summary
Oz said on CBS that “the MMR vaccine is not a lethal vaccine,” directly clarifying Trump’s repeated suggestion that the combined measles-mumps-rubella shot could be deadly.
Trump had offered no evidence for that claim and also said the vaccines were “not at all lethal” when given separately, though individual measles, mumps and rubella shots are not available in the U.S.
The Merck MMR vaccine has been used for more than 40 years, and more than 800 million doses have been administered since 2021 across over 75 countries.
The exchange came after moderator Margaret Brennan pressed Oz several times, extending a month of tense interviews between administration health officials and major TV anchors over vaccine issues.