Event Brief
CDC removes Pennsylvania measles deaths after HHS doubts
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM ET
Summary: The CDC removed two Pennsylvania deaths it had attributed to measles from its website after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. questioned the deaths. Public health experts, including former CDC immunization director Demetre Daskalakis, criticized the handling as unreliable and “dangerous.”
WHO: Demetre Daskalakis; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
WHAT: CDC removed two Pennsylvania deaths from its website after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. questioned whether the deaths were measles-related.
WHEN: Dec 31, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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