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Measles kills two unvaccinated people as US outbreak approaches 3000

Sydney Morning Herald - World · 26 August 2026 at 5:36 am

Measles kills two unvaccinated people as US outbreak approaches 3000

The deaths in Pennsylvania are the state’s first from the disease in 35 years.

Two weeks ago, Donald Trump claimed the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine could be “quite lethal”.

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