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1991 measles outbreak
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- 1Worst US measles outbreak since 1991 accelerates, Pennsylvania hardest hit▼With Pennsylvania hardest hit, worst US measles outbreak since 1991 accelerates
The United States is experiencing its worst measles outbreak since 1991, with Pennsylvania recording the highest number of cases as the outbreak accelerates. Health officials are urging vaccination as the highly contagious virus continues to spread, and observers are raising concerns about falling immunisation rates and the public health response.
- 2When Religion Becomes Deadly: Philly's 1991 Measles Outbreak▼When Religion Becomes Deadly: Philly’s 1991 Measles Outbreak
Philadelphia Magazine revisits the 1991 measles outbreak in Philadelphia, which killed children in faith-healing religious communities that declined vaccination and medical care. The retrospective examines how religious refusal of treatment allowed the virus to spread and the toll it took, drawing parallels in the ongoing debate over vaccine exemptions and public health authority.