Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them

Recent reports indicate that U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to remove two measles-related deaths from its public data portal. According to Reuters, Kennedy instructed CDC director Erica Schwartz to delete the records, which involved a newborn and a child linked to an ongoing outbreak in Pennsylvania that has affected 540 individuals. Despite the public removal, sources suggest the agency continues to track these deaths internally. The deletion occurred shortly after the data was published on August 30, following an internal review that had initially confirmed the deaths were measles-related. The incident has raised concerns regarding the transparency of public health data under the current administration. The Pennsylvania outbreak remains active, with 119 new cases reported in the last week alone, highlighting the ongoing public health challenge despite the controversy surrounding the official reporting of these fatalities.