CDC reports six measles deaths in 2026 as US battles worst outbreak in 35 yearstheguardian.com· 2d
The Guardian reports the CDC has recorded six measles deaths in the US in 2026, double 2025's toll, amid the country's largest outbreak since 1991, with Pennsylvania hardest hit. It says Robert F Kennedy Jr asked the CDC's director not to count the Pennsylvania deaths, and the US could lose its measles elimination status.
