- A 40-year-old woman in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, has died from measles complications, marking the third measles-related death in the state.
- The two previous deaths in Pennsylvania involved infants who were too young to receive the two-dose MMR vaccine.
- Pennsylvania has recorded over 630 measles cases across 37 counties this year amid a 35-year high in U.S. infections.
- Health experts attribute the surge to falling vaccination rates below the 95 percent herd immunity threshold and rising vaccine hesitancy.
- International health officials are scheduled to meet in November to decide whether the U.S. and Mexico have lost their measles-free status.
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Pennsylvania woman becomes state’s third measles death of the year, officials say
