RFK Jr. Alleges 2 Pennsylvania Measles Deaths Were Fabricated as CDC Seeks Missing Case Data
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 28
RFK Jr. Alleges 2 Pennsylvania Measles Deaths Were Fabricated as CDC Seeks Missing Case Data
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 28
Summary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Pennsylvania’s two reported measles-associated deaths may have been fabricated after a Lancaster County coroner said a newborn died with a lacerated spleen and was still under investigation.
CDC backed Kennedy’s call for clarification, saying it was working to determine what happened and that Governor Josh Shapiro’s office had not provided outbreak information or accepted federal assistance.
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Debra Bogen disputed that account, saying both deaths were reported to the CDC early Tuesday and that state epidemiologists had thoroughly investigated the cases; both patients tested positive for measles.
The dispute centers on the state’s use of “measles-associated,” which can include deaths where measles is present by lab or epidemiologic evidence even if it is not listed as the immediate cause.
Lancaster County remains the center of the outbreak, with Pennsylvania reporting 424 confirmed cases and 73 hospitalizations as of Friday.