HealthReports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deleted; CDC still secretly counts them
Two reports say Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed new CDC chief Erica Schwartz to remove two measles-related deaths from the agency’s public website. Staff had reportedly reviewed the cases and accepted that measles contributed to the deaths, but Schwartz deleted them without objection. The victims were a newborn and a child in Pennsylvania, where an outbreak has sickened 540 people.
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Ars Technica★★★☆☆2026-09-03 22:13Original
Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deleted; CDC still secretly counts them
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