# EXCLUSIVE: Kennedy asked to remove Pennsylvania measles deaths from CDC tally, sources say

https://mins.news/en/item/43493

- Reuters, 2026-09-03 10:10 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/kennedy-asked-remove-pennsylvania-measles-death-cdc-tally-sources-say-2026-09-03/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9947816f82110001165450

> U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the new CDC director to remove a reference to two Pennsylvania deaths from the agency’s online measles tally, three sources familiar with the matter said. Kennedy had questioned whether measles contributed to the fatalities.

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