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  "id": 4706802,
  "title": "US health officials exclude measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania from counts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-health-officials-exclude-measles-related-deaths-in-pennsylvania-4706802",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-31T20:06:01.000Z",
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    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/31/measles-deaths-pennsylvania-excluded"
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  "summary": "RFK Jr, the health secretary, has suggested the death were ‘fabricated’ while the CDC claimed it was reviewing them Top US health officials and government agencies are currently not including the two recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania in their counts. “This is highly unusual,” said Debra Houry, former chief medical officer of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).…",
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "What to know about the measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/what-to-know-about-the-measles-related-deaths-in-pennsylvania",
        "published": "2026-08-28T15:19:19.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/measles-deaths-reported-in-pennsylvania-spark-fight-among-politicians-4056803",
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        "title": "Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials",
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        "outlet": "NPR Health",
        "title": "Pennsylvania measles deaths ignite clash over RFK Jr.'s vaccination claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/pennsylvania-measles-deaths-ignite-clash-over-rfk-jr-s-vaccination",
        "published": "2026-08-29T11:40:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Health",
        "title": "Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark feud among politicians and health officials",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/measles-deaths-reported-in-pennsylvania-spark-feud-among-politicians",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:47:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Health",
        "title": "US health officials exclude measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania from counts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-health-officials-exclude-measles-related-deaths-in-pennsylvania",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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