GoKawiilCDC excludes two Pennsylvania measles deaths from its outbreak count
The CDC has declined to include two child deaths from measles reported by Pennsylvania's health department in its official outbreak tally, departing from its usual practice of accepting state-reported data. The move follows a public dispute between HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, after Shapiro blamed vaccine misinformation for the deaths and Kennedy accused him of fabricating the incident. Both children, from Lancaster County, were unvaccinated and tested positive for measles, according to state officials.
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This is a rare instance of the CDC publicly overriding a state's health data, raising concerns about political interference in what is normally a technical, data-driven process. It also highlights growing friction between federal health leadership and states over vaccine policy and public trust, at a moment when measles outbreaks are resurging across the U.S. due to declining vaccination rates.
- CDC omitted two Pennsylvania child measles deaths from its national outbreak count.
- The decision follows a political clash between RFK Jr. and Gov. Josh Shapiro over vaccine misinformation.
- Both children were unvaccinated and part of a larger 242-case measles outbreak in Lancaster County.
Source: futurism.com — Frank Landymore, 2026-09-05
Published there as: “The CDC Is Now Denying That Specific Children Died From Measles, in a Scandal Potentially Beyond Anything in Its History”
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