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Oct 24, 2026
Daniel GriffinGUEST
But Pennsylvania, things are not going well there.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
I've actually gotten to the point now where there was a Pennsylvania State Department issued this guidance for measles and pregnancy and congenital measles.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
I'll leave a link into that.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
But it walked through, like, what do you do, you know, One, ideally, you get everyone vaccinated ahead of time.
Maggie KentHOST
And that's when we'll check in with meteorologist Peyton Domschke with what you can expect for the weekend and beyond.
Maggie KentHOST
In health check this morning, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has provided an update on the Commonwealth measles outbreak.
Maggie KentHOST
So far this year, there have been 1338 cases in 44 counties and there have been 21 new cases since Wednesday.
Maggie KentHOST
255 people have been hospitalized and five have died.
Matt CoughlinCORRESPONDENT
The
David AshHOST
Pennsylvania Department of Health has administered more than 10,000 MMR vaccines as it tries to combat the Commonwealth's worst measles outbreak in three decades.
David AshHOST
KYW's Vic Rakopathy has more.
Vic RagupathiCORRESPONDENT
The PA Department of Health says the state has seen more than 1,300 cases in 2026 across 43 counties.
Rick WilliamsHOST
Health Check at 11 tonight.
Rick WilliamsHOST
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is sounding the alarm over startling increase in measles infections in pregnant women and a rise in congenital measles, which is rarely ever seen in the United States.
Rick WilliamsHOST
The department said that 66 pregnant women in the Commonwealth have been diagnosed with measles since the outbreak began in April.
Rick WilliamsHOST
The disease can increase the risk of miscarriage, early labor and low birth weight.
Christy AletoHOST
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John PaulHOST
The Pennsylvania Department of Health says that 26 new measles cases have now been reported since just Friday.
John PaulHOST
That brings the state's measles outbreak to 1,286 cases this year.
John PaulHOST
There have also been 247 hospitalizations and five measles-related deaths as a result of this outbreak.
Alan AldaHOST
And an update on that measles outbreak in Pennsylvania.
Alan AldaHOST
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has now reported five and possibly six deaths from measles in the state, up from four when we recorded our conversation, while the CDC is still listing only two measles deaths nationwide.
Alan AldaHOST
This episode was edited and produced by our executive producer, Graham Chedd, with help from our associate producer, Jean Chimay.
Alan AldaHOST
Our publicist is Sarah Hill.
Karen HendricksHOST
Nicole Leonard from our friends at WHYY recently visited a pop-up measles vaccination clinic in Lancaster County, the epicenter of this latest outbreak.
Nicole LeonardCORRESPONDENT
Workers from the Pennsylvania Department of Health are setting up long white folding tables inside a fire station in New Holland.
Beth SmithSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We have tables set up here so that it's comfortable for them to sit down.
Nicole LeonardCORRESPONDENT
Registered nurse Beth Smith is wearing green scrubs and getting doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine ready.
Eric PropoHOST
So and then what, what happens? Well, these agencies or these departments, they end up making their own rules.
Eric PropoHOST
So in this case, we have the Department of Health, Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Eric PropoHOST
Now, are they part of the legislative branch, or are they part of the executive branch? Not entirely sure, but, uh, there's debate on that, right? Because, because the General Assembly voted to create the health department, but the health department is under the...
Eric PropoHOST
Usually, these departments are under the, um, authority of the governor or the executive branch.
Pat ConnollyNARRATOR
An accelerating measles outbreak in Pennsylvania is now the country's biggest since 1991, as declining vaccination rates have made parts of the country vulnerable to surges of a disease that was eliminated more than two decades ago.
Pat ConnollyNARRATOR
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 1,066 confirmed cases of measles in the state since an outbreak began in April.
Pat ConnollyNARRATOR
State health officials said five people have so far died of the vaccine-preventable disease.
Pat ConnollyNARRATOR
The records keep coming.
Pat ConnollyNARRATOR
An accelerating measles outbreak in Pennsylvania is now the country's biggest since nineteen ninety-one, as declining vaccination rates have made parts of the country vulnerable to surges of a disease that was eliminated more than two decades ago.
Pat ConnollyNARRATOR
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported one thousand sixty-six confirmed cases of measles in the state since an outbreak began in April.
Pat ConnollyNARRATOR
State health officials said five people have so far died of the vaccine-preventable disease.
Pat ConnollyNARRATOR
The records keep coming.
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