Trump officials cast doubt on Pennsylvania measles death claims
Top Trump administration health officials are openly questioning the circumstances of two deaths that Pennsylvania officials attributed to measles. “We don't know exactly what happened in Pennsylvania yet,” Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said in an interview Thursday on Fox Business. “We don't know if the children died...
Choseno Civic News Desk August 27, 2026 1 min read DC, US
Trump officials cast doubt on Pennsylvania measles death claims
According to reporting by The Hill Politics, Top Trump administration health officials are openly questioning the circumstances of two deaths that Pennsylvania officials attributed to measles. We don't know exactly what happened in Pennsylvania yet, Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said in an interview Thursday on Fox Business. “We don't know if the children died...
Full primary reporting available at https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6056162-trump-officials-question-pennsylvania-measles/.
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