US health officials exclude Pennsylvania measles deaths from official counts

The CDC and health officials are not including two measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania in official counts, a deviation from standard practice seen with prior measles deaths in Texas and New Mexico. Health Secretary RFK Jr. has suggested the deaths were 'fabricated,' raising concerns about political interference in public health data. This matters because it undermines trust in official mortality statistics and could distort the true impact of the measles outbreak.