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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Two unvaccinated individuals have died of measles in Pennsylvania, state health officials announced on Tuesday. The deaths are the first in the state in 35 years and have been announced just one day after Maryland declared a measles outbreak in three counties. Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known to medicine, and is preventable with a highly effective vaccine.

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Pedo 47 and Polio Bob deserve a round of applause.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-08-25 12:02 PM | Reply

Womp womp.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-25 12:03 PM | Reply

The deaths are the first in the state in 35 years

POSTED BY REINHEITSGEBOT

Quite the achievement, Trump/MAGA. I am sure that you'll keep up the good work.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-08-25 12:15 PM | Reply

Was it brown kids that died?
Asking for MAGA.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-25 12:27 PM | Reply

At the risk of further critique: a political movement that abets the spread of disease is dystopian. There was a time, not that long ago, when I would have said such a thing was impossible to the American character.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2026-08-25 12:28 PM | Reply

Related ...

RFK Jr. may upend how vaccine recommendations are categorized
arstechnica.com

... Under anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the US health department is considering changing how vaccine recommendations are categorized and described.

The move creates the possibility that vaccinations currently considered "routine" or "universal" could be given new designations that sound less definitive or more conditional, such as "recommended with qualification" or recommended based on "shared clinical decision-making."

Kennedy has made no new rules or recommendations for the categories yet. ...


#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-25 12:38 PM | Reply

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