Pennsylvania measles deaths prompt concerns for NJ health leaders

New Jersey health officials are urging people to stay up to date on immunizations following two measles-related deaths involving unvaccinated people in Pennsylvania, the first in the nation this year.

By: Lilo H. Stainton

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 820

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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New Jersey’s health commissioner is urging residents to ensure they are immunized against measles after Pennsylvania announced earlier this week that two unvaccinated people there had died from the highly contagious and preventable disease.

Pennsylvania has not reported a measles-related fatality in at least 35 years, state officials there said, and the deaths are the first nationwide that have been tied to measles in 2026. Both were residents of Lancaster County, …

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