US Health Officials Exclude Pennsylvania Measles-Related Deaths From Counts
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- US health officials and government agencies are not currently including two recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania in their official counts.
- Former CDC chief medical officer Debra Houry called the omission “highly unusual,” noting that officials counted three measles deaths in Texas and New Mexico last year.
Two recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania are not appearing in counts maintained by top US health officials and government agencies, a departure that a former senior CDC official called “highly unusual.”
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested that the deaths were “fabricated.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was reviewing the cases.
Debra Houry, a former chief medical officer of the CDC, said the deaths were being treated differently from three measles deaths reported in Texas and New Mexico last year. She said those deaths had been included in official figures.
This is highly unusual.
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Originally published by The Guardian in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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