US health officials exclude measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania from counts
- Top US health officials and government agencies are currently not including the two recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania in their counts.
- “This is highly unusual,” said Debra Houry, former chief medical officer of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- She noted that this did not happen with the three deaths reported from measles in Texas and New Mexico last year.
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- Top US health officials and government agencies are currently not including the two recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania in their counts.
- “This is highly unusual,” said Debra Houry, former chief medical officer of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- She noted that this did not happen with the three deaths reported from measles in Texas and New Mexico last year.
Sources: Guardian