A child in rural Lewis county, New York, has died of measles, the state's first fatal case in 30 years, amid a national resurgence that has seen the CDC report 4,588 US cases in 2026. Governor Kathy Hochul, who declared a disaster emergency in October, called the death "a devastating reminder" of the stakes as Washington, in her view, erodes vaccination progress; RFK Jr's policy changes have drawn criticism.