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Pennsylvania measles outbreak is worst in the US
Original: Pa. measles outbreak is nation’s worst, echoing deadly 1991 Philadelphia epidemic
A measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has become the worst in the United States, drawing comparisons to the deadly 1991 epidemic in Philadelphia that killed children and prompted mass immunization drives. Health officials are working to contain the spread, and the outbreak is renewing concern about falling vaccination rates and the return of a disease once considered eliminated in the country.
Why now: The resurgence of measles recalls a deadly historical epidemic and raises fresh alarm about vaccination coverage.
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