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Shapiro says he'll spurn federal measles aid until CDC confirms four deaths

The Pennsylvania governor blamed RFK Jr. for the outbreak's severity and claimed he was directing the CDC not to report the measles deaths.

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Washington Examiner· Sep 17, 3:02 AMShapiro says he'll spurn federal measles aid until CDC confirms four deaths

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Josh Shapiro rips RFK, Trump administration for not counting Pa.’s 4 measles deathsIndependent coroners in Pennsylvania and the state’s department of health have counted four deaths associated with measles as the disease makes a comeback after 25 years of eradication. But the federal government hasn’t acknowledged or counted those deaths on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Instead the CDC

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Josh Shapiro’s measles response - and its backlash - reignites COVID-19 furyThe criticism of Gov. Josh Shapiro's handling of measles and his administration's proposed health regulations has a familiar ring six years after COVID-19.

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Cassidy says Trump needs to be "radically honest" on vaccines amid measles outbreakGOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana urged the president to be "radically honest" when he's speaking about vaccines, as the U.S. this year has recorded the most measles cases in more than three decades.

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New Yorkdeclares disaster emergency in response to measles outbreakGov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency in response to the ongoing measles outbreak in New York.

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New York governor declares measles emergencyNEW YORK — Facing a surge of measles cases in New York state’s rural counties, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order on Monday allowing paramedics, pharmacists, midwives and other non-physicians to administer vaccines. Hochul’s decision to declare a “state disaster emergency” comes amid the nation’s worst measles outbreak in more than 30…

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