Pennsylvania doctors criticize CDC measles death record changes
By The BriefBrief
Pennsylvania doctors criticized the Trump administration after federal officials erased two measles deaths reported by the state from the federal record and removed them from the CDC’s measles database. The dispute followed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggesting Pennsylvania’s reports were fabricated, and CDC director Dr. Erica Schwartz ordered officials to contradict the death reports.
WHO:Pennsylvania doctors; Dr. Erica Schwartz; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
WHAT:Doctors condemned the federal removal of two Pennsylvania measles deaths from federal and CDC records.
WHEN:Reported Sep 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM ET
WHERE:Pennsylvania
WHY:The doctors reacted to the federal decision to erase two measles deaths from the federal record and the CDC’s measles database after the state reported them.
