(WHTM) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health released its latest update on measles cases throughout the state Wednesday, with numbers surpassing 700 this year. The Department of Health is listing 731 confirmed cases across 38 counties, with 38 new cases since Monday's update.
State Education Secretary Carrie Rowe called it “absolutely problematic” that hundreds of Pennsylvania schools have fallen below the herd immunity threshold for vaccinations, particularly as the number of measles cases statewide has surpassed 700.
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Friday there are now 767 confirmed measles cases in the Commonwealth, 36 more than Wednesday's update. Of those 767 cases, 150 are hospitalized and less that 1% are fully vaccinated.
The measles outbreak has some Philadelphia-area parents opting to vaccinate their children early and delay daycare while avoiding Lancaster County and those who have traveled there.
As the virus spreads through Pennsylvania, so have political and community tensions, stoked by a distrust of vaccines long proven safe and a disconnect between state and federal health agencies.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen is calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to publicly recognize four measles-related deaths connected to the state’s ongoing outbreak.
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Monday there are now 792 confirmed measles cases in the Commonwealth, 25 more than Friday's update. Of those 792 cases, 155 are hospitalized and less than 1% are fully vaccinated.
(WHTM) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health has released its newest update on measles cases in the state. Monday's update lists a total of 792 cases for the year, up nearly 100 from last Monday and 25 from Friday's update. The hospitalization count is currently at 155.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refuses to count four measles deaths in the state though doctors are ‘seeing new forms’ of disease The US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its measles dashboard on Friday – but it’s still not counting four measles deaths in Pennsylvan…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed one measles-related death in the US, almost a month after Pennsylvania first reported deaths to the agency.
