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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Stobbe

Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials

Vaccination Rates - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

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 experts say the conflict is a symptom of a social and political debate over how to frame a national surge in measles cases, the worst seen in more than three decades.

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