Controversial doc gets measles while treating unvaccinated kids—keeps working

arstechnica.comPublished: 4/21/2025

Summary

Ben Edwards, a West Texas doctor, provided harmful unproven measles treatments to unvaccinated children despite contracting the virus himself. A video from Children's Health Defense (CHD), an anti-vaccine group now led by former health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., revealed him with spots, claiming he caught measles and treating infected patients without masks in a clinic. The CDC notes measles is highly contagious, making it clear that unvaccinated individuals can still spread the virus.