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Amish woman with leukemia dies in Pennsylvania's largest measles outbreak in decades
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 being treated for leukemia contracted measles and died amid Pennsylvania's largest measles outbreak in three decades. Health officials are highlighting the case as a warning about the dangers measles poses to people with weakened immune systems, and the outbreak has drawn attention to low vaccination rates in some Amish communities.
Why now: The death is the first fatal case in Pennsylvania's largest measles outbreak in thirty years, raising alarm about vaccine hesitancy and risks to immunocompromised people
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Evidence
- 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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