Pennsylvania asks for CDC help on measles outbreak, demands agency recognize measles deaths
The state says more than 700 cases across 37 counties have strained its response as it seeks CDC help and recognition of four reported deaths.
- On Wednesday, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Debra Bogen requested emergency CDC Epi-Aid support as the state grapples with one of the country's largest and most deadly measles outbreaks.
- Pennsylvania's outbreak has ballooned to more than 700 confirmed cases across 37 counties with four measles-associated deaths, amid a standoff between Health Secretary Robert Kennedy and Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democrat.
- Health Secretary Kennedy instructed the CDC not to include Pennsylvania fatalities in national tallies; Bogen wrote that the CDC's failure to recognize the deaths "undermines our response."
- Experts characterize this intervention as highly unusual, warning it could minimize public risk assessment, while Kennedy accused Governor Shapiro of politicizing the outbreak and failing to request federal help.
- This outbreak represents the worst U.S. measles resurgence in more than three decades, fueled by rising vaccine hesitancy and coinciding with President Donald Trump's return to office in early 2025.
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Pennsylvania Asks For Emergency CDC Aid For Measles Outbreak—And Recognition Of Deaths, Report Says
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and state health authorities have previously clashed with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the deaths associated with measles in the state.
Pennsylvania’s Measles Outbreak Is Enormous
Tom Bartlett: “Four deaths in roughly four weeks suggest that the state is in the midst of an enormous outbreak. The Pennsylvania health department lists total cases at 693, with 99 in the past week. But considering that measles kills about one to three of every 1,000 children it infects, the actual number is likely […]
Pennsylvania asks for CDC help on measles outbreak, demands agency recognize measles deaths
The Pennsylvania health department said it was requesting emergency support from the US CDC as it grapples with one of the country's largest and most deadly measles outbreaks, according to a document reviewed by Reuters on Thursday.
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