Pennsylvania asks CDC for emergency help as measles outbreak spreads

Pennsylvania has requested emergency assistance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a major measles outbreak spreads across the state. The state's department of health has begun the process of requesting CDC emergency support, known as an Epi-Aid.

The request comes with a condition: the federal agency must publicly recognize four measles-associated deaths reported by the state. According to The Korea Times, there is a dispute between US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Governor Josh Shapiro over the deaths associated with measles in the state.

The Pennsylvania health department and US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have previously clashed over the deaths associated with measles in the state, with Kennedy casting doubt on whether the deaths were due to the virus or another cause.

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