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Pennsylvania Records Death of Woman, 39, Who Had Measles

Patient had underlying health conditions, coroner says

(Newser) - Pennsylvania, already dealing with the nation's worst measles outbreak, has recorded its sixth death from the disease this year. The Franklin County coroner's office posted on Facebook that the patient was a 39-year-old local woman who had been diagnosed with measles, the Washington Post reports. She had underlying...

Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Crosses Troubling Threshold

It's the first US outbreak to hit more than 1K cases in 35 years

(Newser) - Pennsylvania has crossed an unwelcome threshold: Its ongoing measles outbreak has now infected more than 1,000 people, the first US outbreak to do so since 1991, the Washington Post reports. Health officials say 1,004 cases have been recorded across 39 counties, with nearly 200 hospitalizations and five deaths...

State's Measles Count Tops 900
State Has 5th Measles Death
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Sep 30, 2026 5:10 PM CDT

State Has 5th Measles Death

Pennsylvania reports the number of cases in 2026 has reached 943

(Newser) - Pennsylvania health officials reported a fifth measles-associated death Wednesday; the person was from Lancaster County and was unvaccinated, the Pennsylvania Department of Health said. No other information was released. The number of measles cases in the state is still rising, the AP reports, with 943 reported this year in 39...

Kennedy: Anti-Vaccine Group Has 'a Friend' at White House

Health secretary returns to Children's Health Defense for speech

(Newser) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. returned to support the anti-vaccine group he founded on Thursday, telling its members they have "a strong and steadfast friend at the White House." The health secretary's keynote address to a Children's Health Defense conference in Washington marked Kennedy's first public...

Cassidy Traces Measles Cases to Trump Administration

GOP senator blames vaccine stances in hearing for nominee

(Newser) - A senator who is also a physician says today's measles cases could become what people will remember most about President Trump's health record. At a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy called the worst US measles outbreak in 35 years "a terrible legacy for this...

4th Death Reported in Worst Measles Outbreak in Decades

Coroner says unvaccinated Pennsylvania teen died from 'rare and severe neurological complication'

(Newser) - Pennsylvania's measles crisis just notched a grim milestone: a fourth death in what officials say is the state's worst outbreak in more than 30 years. The latest victim was an unvaccinated 18-year-old in Mifflin County, following earlier deaths involving two infants and a 40-year-old woman, CNN reports. Mifflin...

3rd Death Linked to Measles in Pennsylvania

Unvaccinated 40-year-old's death deepens Pennsylvania's escalating measles crisis

(Newser) - A measles outbreak that has gripped Pennsylvania has now been linked to a third death in the state, the Washington Post reports. A 40-year-old unvaccinated woman with multiple chronic conditions died Saturday of respiratory failure linked to a "probable" measles case, county coroner Greg Furlong said. The Jefferson County...

Coroner Reports Measles as Infant's Cause of Death

Pennsylvania newborn also had typically fatal genetic condition

(Newser) - An infant's death in Pennsylvania has now been definitively tied to measles. Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamantoni said Friday that a 6-week-old baby from the Amish community died at home on Aug. 18 after contracting the virus, which he listed as the cause of death. The child also had...

RFK Jr. Put the Squeeze on CDC Over Measles Deaths: Report

Sources say health secretary pushed agency to scrub 2 fatalities in Pa. from official death tally

(Newser) - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed the CDC to scrub two Pennsylvania fatalities from its online measles death count, and the agency complied, according to three sources who spoke to Reuters . The request came after CDC staff had already accepted Pennsylvania's classification of the deaths as measles-related, the...

New CDC Director Orders 2 Deaths Kept Off Measles List

Move in Pennsylvania cases breaks with practice of deferring to state data

(Newser) - The CDC is publicly contradicting a state over measles deaths, something it almost never does. Dr. Erica Schwartz, the agency's new director, ordered the agency not to count two "measles-associated" deaths reported by Pennsylvania in its weekly update, and had staff add a disclaimer saying available information doesn'...

2 Die in Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak

Unvaccinated patients represent state's first measles-related deaths in 35 years

(Newser) - Pennsylvania has recorded its first measles deaths in 35 years, as two unvaccinated residents in Lancaster County have died amid a fast-growing outbreak, state health officials said Tuesday. They are the first measles fatalities reported in the US this year, adding to three in 2025, per the Philadelphia Inquirer . The...

US' Once-Robust Barrier Against Measles Is Faltering

Cases emerge in record numbers amid vaccine hesitancy, policy shifts by Trump administration

(Newser) - Measles is back in a way the US hasn't seen in more than three decades. Federal data show that by July 23, the number of reported cases had already surpassed every year since 1991, with upward of 4,850 infections and three deaths since early 2025, including two unvaccinated...

Kindergarten Vaccine Exemptions Set Record

With measles surging, Trump administration contradicts medical experts

(Newser) - Parents of incoming kindergartners are opting out of vaccines in record numbers, even as measles surges to levels not seen in decades. New CDC data show 4.2% of US kindergartners—about 155,000 children—received exemptions from school vaccine rules for 2025-26, up from 3.6% the year before...

CDC's New Director Has a Lot on Her Plate

Senate confirm Erica Schwartz, who has vowed to 'never betray the science'

(Newser) - The CDC once again has a permanent chief—and she's stepping into a minefield. The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ending nearly a year of interim leadership at the agency, NBC News reports. A Navy veteran and...

US Measles Cases Hit a 35-Year High
US Measles Cases
Hit a 35-Year High
Jul 22, 2026 11:44 AM CDT

US Measles Cases Hit a 35-Year High

Resurgence is concentrated in undervaccinated states, has already exceeded last year's total cases

(Newser) - Measles is reasserting itself in the US in a way not seen in decades. A Johns Hopkins tracker puts this year's case count at 2,295, already topping last year's total and marking the highest total since 1991. Most infections are among people who aren't vaccinated, reports...

Behind the Scenes at World Cup, Lots of Disease Busters

Officials will be on lookout for health threats during soccer tourney's mass gatherings

(Newser) - While millions of soccer fans cheer on World Cup matches in North America, health officials will be on high alert for germs. A heat wave may be the most obvious health threat, but infectious diseases can spread in a crowd, and experts are set to scrutinize wastewater, hospital visits, even...

US Measles Cases Hit Unwanted Milestone for Second Year

More than 2K cases so far in 2026, with most infections in unvaccinated kids, teens nationwide

(Newser) - America just logged another unwelcome milestone when it comes to measles: more than 2,000 infections for the second straight year, according to new CDC data . The agency reports 2,030 confirmed cases so far in 2026 across 39 states and DC, most of them in children and teens under...

Bangladesh Measles Outbreak Has Killed Over 500 Children

Outbreak overwhelms hospitals as vaccine disruptions and malnutrition fuel deaths, 60K cases

(Newser) - A fast-moving virus is quietly tearing through Bangladesh, and it's not hantavirus or Ebola. As NPR reports, the country has recorded more than 60,000 suspected measles cases and at least 528 suspected deaths since March, overwhelmingly among children under 5. Hospitals in Dhaka are overflowing; some kids share...

My Daughter Had Measles in 2013. It Killed Her in 2023

Mother warns vaccine hesitancy endangers children after fatal measles complication

(Newser) - Rebecca Archer isn't the first parent to make a plea to other parents to vaccinate their children against measles, but the shape of her argument is somewhat different. In a New York Times opinion piece, the Salford, England, mother recounts how her 5-month-old daughter, Renae, caught measles during a...

Utah Measles Outbreak Is Unlike Others in US

Officials say it is more dispersed than outbreaks in other states linked to religious groups

(Newser) - Utah has become the epicenter of the nation's measles problem, logging more than 600 cases in an outbreak that shows little sign of slowing. State health officials say 602 infections have been tied to a wave that began last year, with 405 cases recorded since the start of the...

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