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RFK Jr. accepts PA child died of measles, says Shapiro hastily ‘politicized’ death

RFK Jr. accepts PA child died of measles, says Shapiro hastily ‘politicized’ death

Summary

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that a six-week-old baby in Pennsylvania died from measles. He had earlier questioned the state's reports of deaths linked to measles but now accepts the coroner’s findings.

Key Facts

  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary.
  • A six-week-old infant in Pennsylvania died from measles.
  • The Lancaster County coroner, Stephen Diamantoni, confirmed measles caused the death.
  • Kennedy previously doubted the accuracy of Pennsylvania’s reports about measles-related deaths.
  • Kennedy said Governor Josh Shapiro acted too quickly by making political statements about the death.
  • There is a growing measles outbreak in Pennsylvania.
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