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Pennsylvania Requests CDC Help as Measles Cases Reach 731

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC · How we work

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Pennsylvania health officials requested emergency assistance from the CDC to combat the measles outbreak.
State officials confirmed 731 measles cases across 38 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.
Four people have died from measles-related illness in Pennsylvania since April.
Health officials operated 124 pop-up vaccination clinics that delivered more than 4,100 MMR doses.
Midwife Roberta Devers is urging that unlicensed midwives be allowed to administer MMR vaccines to protect vulnerable infants.

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Pennsylvania health officials requested emergency assistance from the CDC to combat the measles outbreak.
State officials confirmed 731 measles cases across 38 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.
Four people have died from measles-related illness in Pennsylvania since April.
Health officials operated 124 pop-up vaccination clinics that delivered more than 4,100 MMR doses.
Midwife Roberta Devers is urging that unlicensed midwives be allowed to administer MMR vaccines to protect vulnerable infants.