Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials

The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities

The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities

Measles outbreaks around the country are already a disaster, but more bad news arrived on Tuesday. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced that two measles-associated deaths had occurred in Lancaster County. “These mark the first deaths related to measles within the Commonwealth in 35 years,” an accompanying state

One of the two people who recently died of measles in Pennsylvania was an infant, the state health department said Wednesday.

Pennsylvania confirmed two deaths linked to measles. This comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks record-high measles cases in the U.S. Dr. Céline Gounder has more information.

Anti-jab sentiment in much of the West has led to some of the biggest outbreaks of measles in decades.

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They are the first measles-related deaths recorded in Pennsylvania in 35 years.

The deaths, which one doctor called “extremely rare in the modern era,” are the first in the United States in 2026.

Two individuals have died due to measles in Pennsylvania, the state’s Department of Health said Tuesday. Both individuals, who were unvaccinated, lived in Lancaster County. The state health department said in a release it will not identify the deceased to protect their privacy and that of their families. Their deaths m