Measles Outbreak in Pennsylvania's Amish Country Hits 1,300 Cases; Political Clash Over Vaccination Misinformation
Six dead, including two infants; health officials warn of under-reporting and low vaccination rates
A measles outbreak that began in late April in rural Pennsylvania has ballooned to more than 1,300 cases, making it the state's largest spread of the disease in over three decades. At least six people have died, including two infants, and about one in five cases have resulted in hospitalisation. The outbreak has largely affected Amish communities, where low vaccination rates and scepticism of modern medicine have created a public health challenge now entangled in a political confrontation between state and federal officials.