5 health-conscious cartoons about anti-vaccine rhetoric

Artists take on RFK Jr's militant methods, the viral lottery, and more

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This cartoon shows RFK Jr. sitting at a desk speaking into a microphone. He points at a photo of a truck being blown up by a missile. He says, “Today, we ordered a military strike on a shipment of vaccines.”

(Image credit: Steve Breen / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon is titled “RFK JR’s losing Powerball Numbers” There are five circular, spikey germs drawn to look like balls. They are named “Increase in Measles” “Increase in Mumps” “Increase in Chickenpox” “Increase in Covid-19” “Increase in Polio” and “Increase in Hep B”.

(Image credit: Joe Heller / Copyright 2025 Hellertoon.com)

This cartoon is titled “Birds of Florida” and depicts three birds. The first two birds look normal and are labeled “Roseate Spoonbill” and “flamingo”. The third bird is a crazy-looking duck holding a piece of paper that reads “Vax Mandate”. This duck is labeled “Surgeon General” and says “Quack!”

(Image credit: John Cole / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled “Chicken too little too late..” It depicts a terrified chicken labeled “Sen. Cassidy” running as he yells “RFK JR.’s an anti-vaxxer!” “RFK JR.’s an anti-vaxxer!” “RFK JR.’s an anti-vaxxer!”

(Image credit: Walt Handelsman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This editorial cartoon depicts RFK Jr. at a desk at the Department of Health and Human Services. A coughing woman, a rat and a beady-eyed man eating a carrot are next to him. RFK Jr. says, “Allow me to introduce my new infectious disease advisory board: the ghost of Typhoid Mary, a plague rat and Doctor Oz.”

(Image credit: Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

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