Shapiro and RFK Jr. Clash Over Response to Pennsylvania Measles Deaths
Shapiro said Kennedy’s rhetoric is fueling vaccine confusion as Pennsylvania reports 393 confirmed measles cases and two deaths tied to the outbreak.
- Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro criticized Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for spreading vaccine misinformation amid a measles outbreak that caused two deaths in the state, urging parents to consult trusted medical experts before making vaccination decisions.
- Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, questioned the link between the deaths and measles and blamed factors like COVID-19 lockdowns for the measles surge, despite data showing declining vaccination rates during his tenure.
- The measles outbreak involved 2,777 confirmed cases and 36 outbreaks nationwide, marking a resurgence of a disease declared eradicated in the US in 2000, partly attributed to vaccine hesitancy influenced by Kennedy's activism.
- Public health officials and advocacy groups condemned Kennedy's statements for causing public confusion, lowering vaccination rates, and contributing to more measles cases and related deaths.
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Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians
NEW YORK (AP) — The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities. Independent
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Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials
NEW YORK (AP) — The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro And RFK Jr. Clash Over Two Measles Deaths In Lancaster County
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are locked in a heated public dispute over two measles-associated deaths in Lancaster County. The deaths, announced Tuesday, mark the first measles fatalities in Pennsylvania in 35 years and the first in the United States this year tied to the highly contagious disease. Among the two unvaccinated Lancaster County residents whose deaths were linked to…
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Josh Shapiro is battling RFK Jr. over measles, and the politics are getting messy
A feud between the Pennsylvania governor and health secretary sparked by this week's reports of measles-related deaths laid bare the increasingly polarized politics of public health.
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