2 people die from measles in Pennsylvania

Healthcare Newsletter 2 people die from measles in Pennsylvania by Joseph Choi and Nathaniel Weixel - 08/25/26 6:39 PM ET Link copied by Joseph Choi and Nathaniel Weixel - 08/25/26 6:39 PM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Health Care newsletter Click in for more news from The Hill{beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story  Two people die from measles in Pennsylvania  Two unvaccinated people died from the measles in Pennsylvania, marking the first deaths the state has seen in 35 years and the first in the country this year.  © AP Photo/Annie Rice, File Both people were residents of Lancaster County, the heart of the state’s Amish population, but officials did not disclose any additional information. Pennsylvania has confirmed 393 measles cases in 28 counties this year, including 86 in the past week.    Across the country, five people have died from measles in the past two years, more than the past 30 years combined .     Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said he confronted Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the federal government’s role in spreading misinformation that he said is contributing to declining vaccination rates.    “I was very, very blunt with him, and I made very clear that his actions and the rhetoric that’s coming from this administratio…