ReportThird Measles Death as U.S. Cases Top 3,000Aired September 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM UTCWritten September 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:11Pennsylvania has recorded its third measles death of 2026, a 40-year-old0:16unvaccinated woman.0:18The state outbreak has sickened more than 670 people and hospitalized more than 120.0:23The two earlier deaths this year were infants too young to be vaccinated.0:26Nationally, cases have topped 3,000, the most since the disease was declared0:31eliminated in 2000, when it was no longer considered circulating domestically.0:41The state had gone more than three decades without a measles death, now three in a0:46single year.0:47County officials confirmed the deaths, but Health Secretary Robert F.0:50Kennedy Jr.0:51has disputed the figures.0:59The CDC calls the MMR vaccine very safe and effective.1:02When the top health official publicly questions whether people actually died of a1:06disease the government once declared eliminated, It sows doubt about the single1:10intervention that prevents it.1:12Measles is among the most infectious viruses known, causing pneumonia, brain1:16swelling, and permanent hearing loss, most dangerous to people who cannot be1:19vaccinated because of age or medical condition.1:21The two infants had no choice.1:23Too young, dependent on the immunity of those around them.1:26The 40-year-old was unvaccinated in a year when that condition is not purely1:30personal because the nation's leading voice on health is challenging the vaccine1:33that would have protected her.1:34What remains unresolved is whether the federal challenge deepens or reverses.1:38The outbreak has not been contained.1:40The federal position has not changed.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗