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Kennedy Challenges Shapiro’s Measles Death Classifications

9/6/2026

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disputed Governor Josh Shapiro’s classification of two infant measles deaths.
Kennedy cited a coroner report that an infant with Amish lethal microcephaly died from a lacerated spleen.
Shapiro confirmed two measles-associated infant deaths in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania as of September 4 2026.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a nationwide re-evaluation of measles-death classification on September 4 2026.

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disputed Governor Josh Shapiro’s classification of two infant measles deaths.
Kennedy cited a coroner report that an infant with Amish lethal microcephaly died from a lacerated spleen.
Shapiro confirmed two measles-associated infant deaths in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania as of September 4 2026.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a nationwide re-evaluation of measles-death classification on September 4 2026.