Top health officials and government agencies are currently excluding two recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania from their official national counts, as reported by The Guardian. This is a significant departure from standard reporting practices, leading to questions about how the agency handles state-reported data.
The CDC posted a note on Friday explaining it was delaying its weekly update, which kept the official measles death count at zero. By Sunday, the agency’s measles landing page was updated twice, with the two Pennsylvania deaths appearing briefly before being replaced by a note.
