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The CDC hasn’t added 2 deaths to its measles database. Here’s why.

The deaths have been at the heart of a bitter political dispute between RFK Jr. and the state’s Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro.

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Anchorage Daily News· Sep 1, 1:24 AMThe CDC hasn’t added 2 deaths to its measles database. Here’s why.

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