Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them
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"Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include LancasterOnline and cidrap.umn.edu. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (2)
- We called every coroner's office in Pa. about measles-associated deaths; here's what we found LancasterOnline · 5h ago
- CIDRAP Op-Ed: ‘Died with, not from’ was a real COVID problem. It’s the wrong framework for measles. cidrap.umn.edu · 5h ago
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