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Measles deaths are the cost of poor public health leadership (Editorial)

After the recent measles-related deaths of two people in Pennsylvania, federal and state government officials should work together to contain the outbreak, protect the public, and use the incident to urge residents to get vaccinated.

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NY Declares Measles 'Emergency' as Neighboring PA Surpasses 1,000 Cases in Largest Outbreak in DecadesAs measles cases surge around the country—including in neighboring Pennsylvania, where the largest outbreak in decades is surging—New York declared a measles "emergency" on Monday. The statewide emergency declaration, announced by Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, marks the first issued by a US state since last year, when the US saw over 2,000 cases…

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