Jennifer Hamilton MD PhDjeneralist@mstdn.science
Sep 30, 2026, 11:04 PMThe Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 29 September that a fifth person has died in the current measles outbreak. The person was unvaccinated.
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This seems like a good time to point out that infants can be vaccinated against measles as young as 6 months old. The PA Health Department is recommending this early dose, sometimes called the "zeroth dose", statewide -- at least for now.