The Washington Post September 01, 2026 • 02:04

The CDC hasn’t added 2 deaths to its measles database. Here’s why. - The Washington Post

By Lena H. Sun, Rachel Roubein

The CDC hasn’t added 2 deaths to its measles database. Here’s why. - The Washington Post

The deaths have been at the heart of a bitter political dispute between RFK Jr. and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is excluding two deaths reported by Pennsylvania from its weekly updates of a national measles death tally, a decision that came from new CDC director E… [+151 chars]

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