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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rachel Dobkin

RFK Jr finally admits that measles was the cause of infant’s death in Pennsylvania

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has finally admitted that measles was the cause of an infant’s death in Pennsylvania.

The nation has seen more measles cases in 2026 than in any year in the past three and a half decades, according to reports. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 3,134 cases in the U.S., including 557 in Pennsylvania as of Thursday.

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