Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them
📍 Aftermath
The outbreak persisted as U.S. measles cases rose past 3,100 and a second infant death in Lancaster County was attributed to measles, a fatality that headlines said undercut RF K Jr.’s doubts. Reports also alleged that RF K Jr. ordered deletions of measles‑death data while the CDC continued to count cases, prompting commentary from a pediatrician, a senator and an op‑ed on the disease’s framework.
Epilogue added 34d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Never mind vaccines The Hill · 56d ago
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Never mind vaccines The Hill · 56d ago
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Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them Ars Technica · 56d ago broke it first
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