the measles deaths in Pennsylvania
on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s mind since 2026-07-08
The CDC's measles tally is missing two Pennsylvanians
Federal officials left two measles-associated Pa. deaths out of the latest count while Kennedy called them "so-called measles deaths."
if the number never lands in the federal tally, the outbreak never officially killed anyone. he isn't arguing with the science, he's arguing with the spreadsheet — and he owns the spreadsheet.
new — CDC drops two Pa. deaths from count
The history
- 2026-09-01— #1 · 28% · new this week — The CDC's measles tally is missing two Pennsylvanians
- 2026-08-31— #1 · 30% · new this week — He Put 'So-Called' In Front Of Two Measles Deaths
- 2026-08-30— #1 · 28% · new this week — He Suggests the Measles Deaths May Be 'Fabricated'
- 2026-08-29— #2 · 22% · new this week — Two Deaths, One a Newborn, and a Secretary Asking If They're Real
- 2026-08-28— #2 · 22% · new this week — A newborn is dead and he's questioning the count
- 2026-08-27— #1 · 28% · new this week — Two dead in Pennsylvania, and he says measles is under control
- 2026-08-26— #1 · 28% · new this week — Two measles deaths in Pennsylvania, and a governor who won't take his help
- 2026-08-05— #3 · 15% · new this week — Telling parents to get the MMR, in a record outbreak year
- 2026-08-04— #2 · 18% · new this week — He Told Parents to Vaccinate. Cases Hit a 35-Year High Anyway.
- 2026-08-03— #2 · 18% · new this week — The vaccine skeptic-in-chief tells parents to get the measles shot
- 2026-07-09— #4 · 12% · new this week — On Pace for a Record Measles Year
- 2026-07-08— #3 · 14% · new this week — Measles deaths pass 500 as outbreak heads for a record