Nurses in Chester County are making door‑to‑door visits to Amish homes to administer MMR shots as the deadliest U.S. measles outbreak in decades claims four lives.
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The CDC’s updated measles dashboard still excludes four Pennsylvania deaths, prompting a congressional briefing request as the state’s outbreak appears to be accelerating.
Philadelphia officials warn that travelers in specific terminals of the international airport may have been exposed to measles and urge checking vaccination status and monitoring symptoms.
Los Angeles County health officials say anyone at Union Station between 8 a.m. and noon Saturday could have been exposed to measles by an infected passenger, urging monitoring and vaccination.
Philadelphia health officials warn travelers of a possible measles exposure at Philadelphia International Airport, urging vaccination checks and symptom monitoring.
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has warned patients and visitors of a possible measles exposure at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Sept. 11, urging review of vaccination status and symptom monitoring.
Governor Josh Shapiro pressed the CDC to record four measles‑related deaths in Pennsylvania as the state battles one of the nation’s largest outbreaks.
State health officials reported a new measles case in Marathon County on Sept. 15, unrelated to the larger southwest Wisconsin outbreak.
A 40-year-old unvaccinated woman with asthma and COPD died from an active measles infection, marking the third measles-related death in Pennsylvania this year.
During a Fox News town hall, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Pennsylvania refused to share information on two alleged measles deaths, sparking a dispute with the state’s health secretary.