CDC vs. Pennsylvania: Why conflicting public health messages jeopardize public safety

When state health departments, federal health agencies and medical societies diverge, how is an ordinary person supposed to know whom to trust?

By: Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: September 11, 2026

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Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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By Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago

If you’ve been following the dispute between Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., you probably know that it centers on the deaths of two infants in Lancaster County in late August 2026.

And you may be aware that despite the county coroner’s confirmation that one infant died due to measles, while the other’s death was “measles-associated,” the

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