Robert F. Kennedy Jr., serving as a senior health official in 2026, has promoted vaccine skepticism and supported reductions in food safety oversight. These positions coincide with rising cases of preventable diseases and foodborne illnesses. The developments raise concerns about weakened federal protections for public health. The cartoon depicts these elements as a coordinated assault that leaves core safeguards defeated.
A two-panel cartoon by Bruce Plante shows children at a doorstep on Halloween. In the first panel, a frightened man in a tank top recoils from the door while holding a jack-o'-lantern. In the second panel, the same children, now covered in red spots resembling measles, walk away commenting on how they scared the anti-vaccine man and suggesting touch-ups to their makeup. The image references Senate Bill 830 and diseases including measles, mumps, rubella, whooping cough and chickenpox. It was published on September 27, 2022, during discussions about vaccine policies and exemptions.
The image from February 2015 shows a family seated on a green couch, all marked with red dots resembling measles symptoms. A dog at their feet shares the markings. A large speech bubble above reads that the family that anti-vaxes together infects the community together. The work responds to measles outbreaks linked to declining vaccination rates at the time.
