In response, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has praised the benefits of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. But he has also touted the benefits of vitamin A, cod liver oil, and good overall nutrition as ways to stem the outbreak.

In a recent Fox News interview, the newly enshrined Health and Human Services secretary touted the benefits of supplements and steroids for measles.

As the outbreak rages, unproven remedies like cod liver oil are being distributed free by some doctors. Families are lining up for them.

RFK Jr. has claimed that cod liver oil, the steroid budesonide, and the antibiotic clarithromycin have shown "very, very good results" as remedies for measles. Here's what experts and science say about those unconventional treatments.

Gains County is Texas' highest vaccine exemption rates at nearly 18%. This is a cause of concern as it is way higher than the national average, which is at 3%. Many members in the community reject conventional medical approaches and are opting for unproven treatments.

US Health Secretary and long-standing anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing criticism for his equivocal response to the raging measles outbreak in West Texas, which as of Tuesday has grown to 159 cases, with 22 hospitalizations and one child death.

RFK Jr. has cited vitamin A and cod liver oil as effective methods of measles prevention while stopping short of outright suggesting vaccines.

DALLAS — Texas health experts are warning that vitamin A — found in food and in supplements such as cod liver oil — is not an alternative to measles vaccination. They’re urging Texans to vaccinate themselves and their children, as the West Texas measles outbreak continues to grow and after an unvaccinated child died from the illness.

In an interview, the H.H.S. secretary claimed that unconventional treatments were helping patients but described vaccination as a personal choice.

In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote in an op-ed that vitamin A could help against measles. Doctors explain why it's no substitute for vaccines.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that more cases are expected as this outbreak continues to expand rapidly.