Pennsylvania Reports First Measles Deaths in 35 Years Amid Declining Rates
Two unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have died from measles, marking the state’s first measles fatalities in thirty-five years.
Two unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have died from measles, marking the state’s first measles fatalities in thirty-five years.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed the CDC to remove two Pennsylvania measles deaths from its online tally after questioning the disease’s role in the fatalities.
Pennsylvania health officials reported the state’s first two measles-associated deaths in 35 years, both involving unvaccinated individuals in Lancaster County.
Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania clashed with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.