By Tanya Berlaga Governor Josh Shapiro would be best advised to stop leveraging two dead babies for national attention to his future political ambitions.
A six-week-old infant’s death in Pennsylvania was caused by measles, the Lancaster County coroner confirmed Friday.
The child was born with Amish lethal microcephaly, a rare genetic disorder that can lead to viral infections and typically results in death within months of birth.
The agency’s weekly update escalates a political fight after Pennsylvania said two deaths had been caused by the virus.
The baby had a rare genetic disorder that can make children more vulnerable to respiratory infections, the coroner said.
The Lancaster County coroner said he did not know if this death is one of the two disputed by federal health officials.
Public health workers are relying on word-of-mouth immunization clinics to fight the state’s growing outbreak.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. and CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz are both challenging the reports of two measles deaths in Pennsylvania. Alicia Menendez has more details.
Pennsylvania governor criticized across the poltical spectrum for overstating certainty, hiding information about deaths he attributes to being unvaccinated. FDA lets Pfizer off the hook from its commitments from last COVID vaccine approval.
Questioning a state’s investigation is highly unusual for the public health agency, but reflects tensions between the Trump administration and many states over health issues.