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Health officials report 74 new measles cases in Pennsylvania
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Key Points:
- Pennsylvania has reported 74 new measles cases since Monday, bringing the total to 1,078 cases this year, with at least 207 hospitalizations and five deaths.
- Over 40 of the newly reported cases were from individuals who were sick more than two weeks ago and are no longer contagious, indicating no current surge in infections.
- The CDC recommends two doses of the MMR vaccine for effective measles prevention, with one dose being 93% effective and two doses 97% effective.
- Vaccination rates have declined, with 92.4% of kindergartners vaccinated during the 2025-2026 school year, down from 95.2% in 2019-2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Pennsylvania's Department of Health has administered over 8,800 MMR vaccine doses this year, including about 3,500 in August and more than 2,500 in September.
