Infant was one of the two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania, officials say

Two Pennsylvania residents who died after contracting measles were unvaccinated, and one of them was an infant, state health officials confirmed Wednesday. The deaths are the first measles-related fatalities reported in the United States in 2026 and Pennsylvania’s first such deaths linked to the disease in more than three decades, CNN reported. These are the first deaths related to measles within the state in 35 years, and the first deaths reported this year in the U.S.

One of the two deaths related to measles reported in Pennsylvania was an infant, state health officials said. deaths related to measles reported in 2026 and the first in Pennsylvania in 35 years.