Summary
A report on the rising measles crisis in Pennsylvania, the recent death of an unvaccinated woman, and the national surge in cases amid vaccine skepticism.
Highlights
Pennsylvania Measles Surge00:00:00
Pennsylvania reports the death of a 40-year-old unvaccinated woman due to measles complications, marking the state's third death this year and the first in over three decades.
Outbreak Statistics and Official Response00:00:32
The Pennsylvania outbreak has sickened over 670 people and hospitalized 120. Despite the data, the Trump administration and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dispute the numbers and cast doubt on the MMR vaccine, which the CDC maintains is safe and effective.
National Context00:01:00
Measles cases across the United States have exceeded 3,000, representing the largest outbreak since the disease was declared eliminated in the country in 2000.