Pennsylvania reports two deaths from measles, health department says
- On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported two measles-related deaths in Lancaster County, marking the first fatalities from the disease in the state in 35 years.
- Lancaster remains the center of a major measles outbreak that has sickened nearly 400 people across 28 Pennsylvania counties this year, with children comprising about one-third of cases.
- The MMR vaccine provides 97% lifetime protection against measles, yet health officials noted that none of the patients diagnosed this year in Pennsylvania were fully vaccinated.
- Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen warned that measles can cause serious complications including pneumonia and brain swelling, while expressing sympathy for the affected families.
- Pennsylvania reports the third-highest number of measles cases in the U.S. for 2026, while the World Health Organization states that about 95% community vaccination is required for herd immunity.
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Two Pennsylvania residents died from measles, health officials said today, the first such deaths this year in the United States, which is contending with the highest number of cases of the highly infectious disease in more than three decades as vaccination rates drop.
Two residents of Pennsylvania died of measles, reported health authorities this Tuesday, in the first deaths from the disease recorded this year in the United States, who face the largest number of cases of highly contagious disease in more than three decades, amid the drop in vaccination rates. Read also: Expense and employee cuts affect essential services in the United States Trump signs decree that flexibilizes the application of vaccines for…
The disease usually spreads among children.
The disease is emerging in more and more places in the United States.
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