CDC and Pennsylvania Clash Over Measles Deaths Amid Record U.S. Outbreak
Two unvaccinated people died from measles in Pennsylvania, the state's first such deaths in 35 years, but federal health authorities have now excluded them from the national tally, fueling political controversy.
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