Pennsylvania Reports First Measles-Linked Deaths In 35 Years

Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamantoni has released details about two infants whose deaths were linked to a growing measles outbreak in Pennsylvania, marking the state’s first measles-related deaths in 35 years.

The Lancaster County outbreak has sickened nearly 400 people, while state health officials reported 17 new cases Tuesday, bringing Pennsylvania’s total for the year to 594.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro visited Lancaster General Health to encourage vaccination amid the outbreak. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has faced criticism after questioning whether the reported deaths were genuine.

Health officials say declining vaccination rates have contributed to the resurgence of measles, which was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. Vaccination remains the most effective way to prevent infection.

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The two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania last month involved infants, and the virus itself caused one of the deaths, a Pennsylvania coroner confirms. https://t.co/SwoA1nQna3

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