The US Just Recorded Its First 2 Measles Deaths This Year

Amid a 35-year high in US measles cases, two people in Pennsylvania have died after contracting the virus, the state’s health department confirmed on Tuesday. They are the first measles-related deaths in the country this year. Both individuals were unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County in south-central Pennsylvania, which has a large Amish population. The health department said in a statement…