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CDC Corrects Measles Tally After Two Pennsylvania Deaths

9/2/2026

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CDC Omits Measles Deaths

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) omitted two Pennsylvania measles deaths from its national tally.
Former CDC chief medical officer Debra Houry called the omission highly unusual.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr claimed only three measles deaths in ten years.
CDC delayed its weekly update, kept deaths at zero, then marked the two deaths with an asterisk while reviewing cause.

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Health Officials Convene

WHO defines a measles death as a lab-confirmed case dying within a month without another cause.
U.S. vaccination rates have dropped below the 95 % herd-immunity level needed to prevent measles spread.
Health officials will convene in November to decide if the United States and Mexico have lost measles-free status.
Dr. Stephen Diamantoni said the infant’s lung tissue contained measles virus, though death was caused by a ruptured spleen.

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CDC Omits Measles Deaths

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) omitted two Pennsylvania measles deaths from its national tally.
Former CDC chief medical officer Debra Houry called the omission highly unusual.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr claimed only three measles deaths in ten years.
CDC delayed its weekly update, kept deaths at zero, then marked the two deaths with an asterisk while reviewing cause.

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