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New CDC director delays adding Pennsylvania deaths to measles data
The agency said it lacks enough information to confirm measles caused the fatalities and delayed its weekly update while it reviews the cases.
- Pennsylvania health officials reported two measles-associated deaths in Lancaster County on Aug. 25, the first such fatalities in 35 years, though Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamantoni states his office has no record of any measles-related deaths.
- An ongoing outbreak has spread to at least 31 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, sickening 497 residents, while vaccination rates among Amish and Mennonite communities in Lancaster County remain low, hovering around 25%.
- Lancaster County Commissioner Josh Parsons criticized the state for a lack of transparency, noting that state law requires reporting contagious disease deaths, while the U.S. Centers for Disease Control withholds these deaths from national data pending investigation.
- First-Term Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro blamed U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. for declining trust in vaccinations, while Parsons argued that stringent COVID-19 rules are the primary source of public skepticism.
- Sen. James Malone encouraged "everyone to protect themselves and their families by getting vaccinated if they are unvaccinated," as health officials emphasize that measles is preventable despite the ongoing review of the Lancaster County deaths.
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'Measles-associated deaths': Dissecting the dispute between RFK Jr. and Pennsylvania's governor
After Pennsylvania health officials announced the first U.S. "measles-associated deaths" in 2026, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called the deaths possibly "fabricated."
·Albuquerque, United States
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PBS Finally Updates Its Partisan Jab on Pennsylvania's 'Unvaxxed' Measles Deaths
The August 25 PBS News Hour leaned hard into the story of two purported deaths of unvaccinated people from measles in Pennsylvania, going further than other networks by running a clip of Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro politicizing the situation by criticizing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.But now that the sad story, weaponized by Shapiro for partisan use, is taking on water, how would PBS update its reporting?The segment, wh…
·Herndon, United States
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