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Gov. Josh Shapiro addresses Sec. RFK Jr. as Pennsylvania reports two measles deaths

Gov. Josh Shapiro addressed U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Pennsylvania reported two measles deaths, the state’s first in three decades. Shapiro, a Democrat who has opposed Kennedy’s efforts to upend federal vaccine policy, said federal officials were contributing to the spread of misinformation about measles vaccine safety that “in some cases isn’t driven by facts and by science.”
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    Aubrey Whelan
    Bluesky
    I write stories about public health — covering government health agencies, the opioid crisis, infectious diseases, and access to care. I also report on issues that matter to the people who work in health care.