Six-week-old child in Pennsylvania dies from measles, coroner says
Officials decline to confirm whether death was one of two announced last week as Lancaster county outbreak grows
TL;DR
- A six-week-old infant in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died from measles, as confirmed by the county coroner.
- Lancaster County is experiencing a growing measles outbreak, with nearly 400 cases reported statewide.
- The infant's death has become entangled in a political dispute between Governor Josh Shapiro and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Critics have accused Kennedy Jr. of promoting vaccine misinformation, which they claim exacerbates the epidemic.
- Kennedy Jr. has suggested that the deaths were fabricated by Shapiro's administration for political gain.
- Health officials and former CDC leaders criticized the politicization of deadly diseases and emphasized vaccination as the best protection.