Lancaster County is grappling with a surge of measles cases, and officials have confirmed that a six‑week‑old infant has died from the disease after two other deaths were announced last week. The coroner’s ruling comes amid growing concerns about the outbreak’s spread in the region, prompting public health officials to intensify vaccination and containment efforts. The county’s health department has urged residents to seek vaccination and to monitor for symptoms, as the outbreak continues to raise alarms about vaccine coverage gaps.
Officials decline to confirm whether death was one of two announced last week as Lancaster county outbreak growsA six-week-old child in Pennsylvania died from measles, the Lancaster County coroner has determined, following two measles-related deaths in the county last week.The determination comes as Lancaster county faces a growing measles outbreak. Continue reading...
