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🚨 Breaking Newsvia BMJ Latest
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has refused to include two measles associated deaths reported by the state of Pennsylvania1 in its national tally of measles deaths, sparking a rift between state and national health authorities.Pennsylvania’s Department of Health reported2 last week that the state had recorded its first measles associated deaths in 35 years—the first in the US in 2026.But the CDC has challenged that claim, updating its website to exclude the two fatalities from the…
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