Measles Death Toll in the Shadows: A Baffling Reversal at the CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has made a striking departure from its usual protocol by excluding two reported measles deaths from its latest update on national measles data.
The decision, taken under new director Erica Schwartz, directly challenges Pennsylvania's determinations of death in a break with precedent.
Historically, state health departments have been responsible for making case and death determinations, not the CDC.