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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jonathan Poet

Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in the US this year, both people unvaccinated

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

Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died from measles, state health officials said Tuesday, the first measles-related deaths in the U.S. this year.

Officials did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia.

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