Fact-check: “Pennsylvania asks for CDC measles help amid Kennedy dispute”
Verdict: True (92% confidence)
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Debra Bogen sent a letter to CDC Director Erica Schwartz on the evening of September 16, 2026, beginning the formal process of requesting CDC emergency Epi-Aid assistance for the state's measles outbreak — a letter reviewed by Reuters. The request was tied to an ongoing dispute with HHS Secretary Kennedy, who had instructed the CDC not to count Pennsylvania's measles-associated deaths in the national tally, and Pennsylvania conditioned its Epi-Aid request on CDC re…
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