Pennsylvania asks CDC for emergency help as measles outbreak spreads
Summary
Pennsylvania has asked the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for emergency help to control a large measles outbreak. The state wants the CDC to officially confirm four measles-related deaths, saying that without this recognition, they may cancel the request for aid.Key Facts
- Pennsylvania is facing a major measles outbreak with 731 confirmed cases in 38 counties this year.
- Four people in the state have died from measles-related illness.
- Pennsylvania’s health department requested an emergency support called an Epi-Aid from the CDC.
- The state wants the CDC to publicly acknowledge the four measles-associated deaths.
- The CDC has not included Pennsylvania’s deaths in the national measles death count, following instructions from US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Kennedy has questioned whether deaths were caused by measles or other conditions and has accused Pennsylvania’s governor of politicizing the outbreak.
- Pennsylvania had initially refused CDC help but made the request as the outbreak worsened.
- The outbreak is one of the largest and deadliest in the US in over 30 years, linked to increasing vaccine hesitancy.
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