ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Shapiro, RFK Jr. spar over measles and vaccines
The ensuing insults launched between Shapiro and Kennedy happened both on social media and during separate press conferences this week.
NYTIMES (Teddy Rosenbluth) - Controversy Erupts Over Pennsylvania Measles Deaths
The conflict, which largely falls along political lines, centers on the details of one of the deaths, in a newborn.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - FDA approves updated COVID vaccines for 2026-27 season
All manufacturers said they'll have vaccines read for the 2026-27 immunization season.
NYTIMES (Maggie Astor) - What to Know About New Covid Vaccines for Fall 2026
The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 'Clear link' between anti-vaccine rhetoric and measles outbreaks
MS NOW Senior Reporter Josh Einiger says the White House's rhetoric over vaccines has a "clear link" to the drop in vaccination rates and the rise in measles cases nationwide. 2026 has seen the most cases of measles in the U.S. in 35 years.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - GOP legislators raise questions about PA Gov. Shapiro's 'measles-associated' deaths
The coroner, Parsons said, confirmed that an infant who passed away "had measles" but did not "die of measles." "They have zero measles deaths," Parsons said of the coroner's office.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - RFK Jr.’s years of false double-talk on the measles vaccine
Two deaths in Pennsylvania on Tuesday marked the first measles-associated deaths of 2026. It follows years of disinformation about the safety and efficacy of the measles vaccine from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. MS NOW’s JM Rieger digs into the archive.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Florida moving forward with plans to remove school vaccine requirements
Florida is moving forward with plans to remove the requirement that students be vaccinated against chickenpox, hepatitis B, Hib or meningococcal disease. The proposed change is open to public comment until Sept. 14, but with the support of the state’s surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, and Gov. Ron DeSantis, the public's input is likely meaningless. NewsNation's Joe Khalil joins "NewsNation Live" with the latest. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in 35 years
Measles cases in the U.S. have hit a 35-year high amid falling vaccination rates.
NYTIMES (Teddy Rosenbluth) - Two Unvaccinated People Died from Measles in Pennsylvania, Officials Say
The deaths, which one doctor called “extremely rare in the modern era,” were the first in the United States in 2026.