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1. 6 Sep 17 12:51 PM

   Shapiro calls Kennedy not 'connected or grounded in reality'

   Governor Josh Shapiro publicly criticized Kennedy's handling of the outbreak and his questioning of the reported deaths, escalating the political dispute over the federal response.

   “connected or grounded in reality…”

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     Pennsylvania asks CDC measles help as RFK Jr. disputes deaths video · YouTube · 6d ago

   1. 2 outlets first by Yahoo, 6d ago · also The Hill · read ↗

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     RFK is a eugenicist. That is why he points to underlying health conditions when measles kills someone. The implicit argument is measles did us a favor by culling the herd. Of course, that is not how the family members feel.

     amandamarcotte.bsky.socialBluesky6d ago918▲view on Bluesky ↗

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     In 2021 RFK Jr gave a speech in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania telling an Amish audience that “the cure for measles is chicken soup and Vitamin A.” Now, there is an explosion of measles in Pennsylvania with four people dead including two infants from Lancaster County. 🤬

     @AnnieForTruthX6d ago79▲view on X ↗
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     https://www. europesays.com/us/1070025/ Philadelphia health department warns of possible measles exposure at CHOP #19845051 # Health # UnitedStates # UnitedStates # US

     us@pubeurope.comMastodon6d agoview on Mastodon ↗

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2. 4 Sep 17 9:24 AM

   Pennsylvania asks CDC for Epi-Aid, conditions it on death recognition

   Health Secretary Debra Bogen sent a letter to CDC Director Erica Schwartz beginning the process of requesting emergency Epi-Aid assistance, warning the state would rescind the request unless the CDC publicly and accurately recognizes the four measles-associated deaths.

   “The CDC's choice not to publicly recognize the deaths undermines our response. For this reason, if CDC is unable to transparently and accurately communicate information about those measles-associated deaths, the department will respectfully rescind our request for a CDC Epi-Aid.”

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     Shapiro attacks RFK's response to measles deaths video · YouTube · 6d ago
   1. 6 outlets Pennsylvania asks CDC for emergency help as measles outbreak spreads

      first by Guardian US, 6d ago · also Seeking Alpha, Forbes, HuffPost, The Hill, Guardian

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      • Pennsylvania calls on CDC to recognize measles deaths, asks for emergency assistance Seeking Alpha · 6d ago
      • Pennsylvania Asks For Emergency CDC Aid For Measles Outbreak And Recognition Of Deaths, Report Says Forbes · 6d ago
      • Pennsylvania Asks CDC For Emergency Measles Help Amid RFK Jr. Dispute HuffPost · 6d ago
      • Pennsylvania asks CDC for emergency assistance amid RFK Jr. clash over measles The Hill · 6d ago
   2. 4 outlets Pennsylvania asks for CDC help on measles outbreak, demands agency recognize measles deaths: Reuters

      first by CNBC, 6d ago · also Reuters, Straits Times, Al Jazeera

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      • Pennsylvania asks for CDC help on measles outbreak, demands agency recognize measles deaths Reuters · 6d ago
      • Pennsylvania Asks for CDC Help If Agency Counts Measles Deaths Bloomberg.com · 6d ago
      • Pennsylvania seeks CDC help amid dispute over US measles deaths Al Jazeera · 6d ago
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     Over 100 new cases of measles in Pennsylvania have been reported over the past week, according to the state’s health department. This brings the state’s total to 731 cases in 38 counties for the current outbreak, which started in late April.

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     Pennsylvania measles outbreak now up to 731 cases and 4 deaths

     carlzimmer.comBluesky6d ago67▲view on Bluesky ↗
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     117 new cases of measles in Pennsylvania have been reported just over this past week. Wowza!

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3. 5 Sep 17 9:24 AM

   The Atlantic argues true outbreak scope is far larger than reported

   An Atlantic analysis noted that with measles mortality of one to three per 1,000 infections, four deaths imply many more unreported cases, particularly in undertested Amish communities, suggesting the official 693-731 case count understates the outbreak's true size.

   “Four deaths in roughly four weeks suggest that the state is in the midst of an enormous outbreak.”

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     * EXCLUSIVE -- PENNSYLVANIA SEEKS CDC HELP IN MEASLES OUTBREAK ON CONDITION FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZES MEASLES-RELATED DEATHS - DOCUMENT @reuters.com

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     Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and state health authorities have previously clashed with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the deaths associated with measles in the state.

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4. 3 Sep 16

   Case count rises to 731 across 38 counties

   Pennsylvania's health department reported more than 100 new cases in a single week, bringing the total to 731 confirmed measles cases in 38 counties since the outbreak began in late April.

   1. 2 outlets Pennsylvania's Measles Crisis: A Public Health Standoff

      first by devdiscourse.com, 6d ago · also 6abc Philadelphia

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      • Pennsylvania health officials urge early measles vaccinations as outbreak grows 6abc Philadelphia · 5d ago
   2. 2 outlets Measles cases rise across Pennsylvania. What about in Allegheny?

      first by USA Today, 8d ago · also The Atlantic

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      • Pennsylvania’s Measles Outbreak Is Enormous The Atlantic · 8d ago
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     Two new deaths bring Pennsylvania’s measles-associated death toll to four as Gov. Josh Shapiro and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clash over the federal response to the outbreak.

     washingtonsun.bsky.socialBluesky7d ago41▲view on Bluesky ↗

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5. 2 Sep 15

   Two more deaths bring Pennsylvania toll to four

   An unvaccinated 40-year-old woman with asthma and COPD and an unvaccinated 18-year-old who died of a rare measles-triggered inflammatory brain condition were reported dead, reigniting the fight between Kennedy and Gov. Josh Shapiro over how the outbreak is being handled.

   “If she wouldn't have got the measles, would she still be alive today? I say yes…”

   1. 2 outlets Gov. Josh Shapiro calls on CDC to recognize measles-associated deaths in Pa. outbreak

      first by WPSU, 6d ago · also PennLive

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      • Pa. asks the CDC for aid to deal with measles outbreak — if deaths are reported PennLive · 5d ago
   2. 1 outlet Josh Shapiro and RFK Jr. Return to Sniping at Each Other After Two More Measles Deaths

      first by The Washington Sun, 6d ago

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     Two doses of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine are recommended, the first between ages 12 and 15 months and the second between ages 4 and 6. One dose is 93% effective, and two doses are 97% effective against measles.

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7. 1 Sep 13

   Outbreak grows to 624 confirmed cases

   Pennsylvania's measles case count climbed to 624 as the outbreak, which began in late April, continued to expand across the state.

   “Ignorance Can kill.”

   1. 4 outlets How hospitals, clinics in Pennsylvania are responding to the measles outbreak

      first by ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, 7d ago · also The Washington Post, ABC News, Rural Radio Network

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      • See the latest measles count for the Pennsylvania outbreak The Washington Post · 7d ago
   2. 3 outlets The latest on the measles outbreak in Pennsylvania

      first by WBUR, 6d ago · also Townhall, Philadelphia Inquirer

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      • RFK Jr. Pushes Back As Josh Shapiro Continues to Politicize Pennsylvania's Measles Outbreak Townhall · 6d ago
      • ‘Babies are dying’: How Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak changed the vaccine mindset of this Amish country midwife Philadelphia Inquirer · 5d ago
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     Ignorance Can kill. Pennsylvania's measles outbreak grows to 624 cases

     research-fanatic.bsky.socialBluesky10d ago18▲view on Bluesky ↗
8. backgroundAug 15

   Kennedy directs CDC to exclude Pennsylvania deaths from national tally — Kennedy instructed the CDC not to include Pennsylvania's reported measles fatalities in the national measles death count, a move health experts called "highly unusual" and warned could cause the public to underestimate the outbreak's danger.

9. backgroundAug 15

   Two infant measles deaths reported; RFK Jr. questions them on X — Pennsylvania's health department announced two measles-associated infant deaths in mid-August. Kennedy, a former anti-vaccine activist now serving as health secretary, suggested on X the deaths might have been fabricated before later acknowledging a coroner's finding that measles caused one death.