What Happens when Politics Mix with Medicine in Pennsylvania's Measles Outbreak?

GOP lawmakers push back against new health regs sought by Shapiro admin

HARRISBURG — The state Department of Health seeks regulatory changes to empower the government’s response to a disease outbreak, with the proposal cast as measles continues to spread across Pennsylvania, but Republican lawmakers accuse the agency of overreach and liken…

What happens when politics mix with medicine in Pennsylvania's measles outbreak?

There are nearly 800 measles cases in Pennsylvania.

‘We’re literally seeing new forms of measles’: Infectious disease doc warns about scary Pennsylvania development

As Pennsylvania grapples with a measles outbreak that has sickened hundreds, doctors are confronting a rise in cases among a patient population rarely seen before: newborns.

“Secretary of Measlesland”: Dr. Paul Offit Slams RFK Jr.’s Handling of Deadly Measles Outbreak

2026 is already the deadliest year for measles in the United States since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000. Four people died over the last month in Pennsylvania amid an ongoing outbreak in the state, which had not seen a measles-related death in at least 35 years. All four victims, including two infants, were unvaccinated (children do not receive their first dose of the measles vaccine until they have reached a year old). The deaths come as President Trump and Health and Human Services

“Secretary of Measlesland”: Dr. Paul Offit Slams RFK Jr.’s Handling of Deadly Measles Outbreak | WNYmedia Network - Buffalo, NY Reader

2026 is already the deadliest year for measles in the United States since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000. Four people died over the last month in Pennsylvania amid an ongoing outbreak in the state, which had not seen a measles-related death in at least 35 years. All four victims, including two infants, were […] The post “Secretary of Measlesland”: Dr. Paul Offit Slams RFK Jr.’s Handling of Deadly Measles Outbreak appeared first on WNY…