Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration will rescind proposed disease-tracking regulationsThe decision was made after the state received more than 10,000 comments opposing the changes, the Pennsylvania Department of Health said Friday.The Philadelphia Inquirer10d agoWhole story →HealthJosh Shapiropennsylvania disease tracking proposal
Anti-vaxxers have a friend in Trump admin, health secretary Kennedy saysRobert F. Kennedy Jr. has been feuding with Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro over the state's deadly measles outbreak.Mechanicsburg Patriot News18d agoWhole story →HealthJosh Shapirovaccine policy controversy
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 CDCPittsburgh Tribune-Review19d agoWhole story →HealthJosh Shapiromeasles outbreak response
2 more Pennsylvanians die with measles, reigniting fight between RFK Jr. and Josh ShapiroThe health secretary and Democratic governor have repeatedly tussled over the state’s handling of the measles outbreak.POLITICO20d agoWhole story →HealthJosh Shapiromeasles outbreak
Josh Shapiro’s measles response - and its backlash - reignites COVID-19 furyPHILADELPHIA — A contagious airborne disease spreads. The tally of cases climbs higher as a vaccine debate rages among the public and their elected officials. Politicians point fingers at each other, arguing over the release of information and the steps that some consider “draconian.” The measles outbreak this year represents a far different public…Hartford Courant1mo agoWhole story →HealthJosh Shapiromeasles outbreak response
