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- U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the CDC not to count Pennsylvania measles deaths.
- Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Health Secretary Debra Bogen demanded CDC recognition of four measles-associated deaths.
- State officials linked a request for CDC emergency Epi-Aid assistance to the acknowledgment of those deaths.
- CDC spokesperson Grace Davis Jamison said no formal Epi-Aid request was received and rejected political pressure.