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Young Amish woman with leukemia dies in Pennsylvania measles outbreak
Original: A 20-year-old Amish woman with leukemia got measles and died in Pa.’s largest outbreak in three decades
A 20-year-old Amish woman who was battling leukemia died after contracting measles during Pennsylvania's largest measles outbreak in three decades. Health officials are highlighting the danger measles poses to immunocompromised people and those unable to be vaccinated, and the outbreak has renewed concern about falling vaccination rates in some communities.
Why now: The death underscores the renewed risk of measles as outbreaks spread among under-vaccinated communities.
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- A 20-year-old Amish woman with leukemia got measles and died in Pa.’s largest outbreak in three decades · Inquirer.com
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