Shapiro Accuses RFK Jr. Over 2 Pennsylvania Measles Deaths as Vaccine Confusion Deepens
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 28
Shapiro Accuses RFK Jr. Over 2 Pennsylvania Measles Deaths as Vaccine Confusion Deepens
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 28
Summary
Two reported measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania triggered a public clash after Gov. Josh Shapiro said he had a heated call with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. minutes before a Tuesday news conference.
Shapiro then accused Kennedy on camera of sowing vaccine confusion and helping fuel the return of measles, a disease the United States had eliminated more than 25 years ago.
The governor said Pennsylvania did not want additional federal help, turning the deaths into a direct state-versus-Washington fight over public-health messaging.
The dispute underscores how measles outbreaks and vaccine policy have become a sharply polarized political battleground, not just a medical response issue.