Pennsylvania Refutes CDC on 2 Measles-Associated Deaths as State Clarifies Positive Tests Did Not Prove Cause
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Updated · KOMO News · Aug 28
Pennsylvania Refutes CDC on 2 Measles-Associated Deaths as State Clarifies Positive Tests Did Not Prove Cause
3 articles · Updated · KOMO News · Aug 28
Summary
Pennsylvania's Health Department said it is in regular contact with the CDC and rejected federal claims that the state withheld outbreak information or declined assistance.
Two reported "measles-associated" deaths were clarified as cases in which the deceased tested positive for measles, not necessarily deaths caused by measles, the department said.
Lancaster County's coroner said it has information only on one unvaccinated infant, who reportedly died from a ruptured spleen, with measles not listed as a contributing factor.
Those discrepancies have fueled demands for more detail from county commissioner Josh Parsons and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., while the CDC says it is still determining what occurred.