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As a measles outbreak escalates in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country, exposures rattle people at risk
- On Tuesday, Pennsylvania officials reported two measles-related deaths in Lancaster County, the first fatalities there in 35 years, as the state confirmed nearly 400 cases this year with about half in the county.
- Vaccination rates in some Mennonite and Christian schools in Lancaster County fall below 50%, leaving the area, home to large Amish communities, far below the 95% threshold required for community protection.
- Brittany Nicole Sponenberg, whose son is hospitalized in Danville, learned her baby was exposed to measles by an adult at Geisinger Medical Center between August 14 and August 17, requiring a 28-day monitoring period.
- Dr. Jeffrey Martin of Lancaster General Health urged patients to "please call ahead" before seeking care to minimize exposure; Geisinger subsequently restricted NICU entry to parents or legal guardians without symptoms.
- Earlier this month, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services to explore splitting the MMR vaccine into three separate shots amid rising exemption rates.
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