# Seventh measles death as CDC blocks health alert

> A child dies of measles in New York as the health secretary blocks urgent guidance on pregnancy risks.
- Title: Seventh measles death as CDC blocks health alert | Shortify
- Summary: A child dies of measles in New York as the health secretary blocks urgent guidance on pregnancy risks. A child has died of measles in New York, the first in…
- Keywords: measles outbreak, robert f. kennedy jr., cdc, vaccination rates, new york, pennsylvania, public health, vaccine misinformation, Ars Technica
- Source: Ars Technica — https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/11/another-child-dies-of-measles-as-cdc-reportedly-holds-up-health-alert
- Published: 2026-11-03T17:21:29+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: measles outbreak, robert f. kennedy jr., cdc, vaccination rates, new york, pennsylvania, public health, vaccine misinformation, technology, science
## First measles death in New York in decades
A child in New York has died of measles, the first reported measles-associated death in the state in more than thirty years. It marks the seventh measles-linked death reported in the US this year.
## Pennsylvania outbreak drives most deaths
Six of the seven deaths were reported in Pennsylvania, which is experiencing a dramatic measles outbreak that has stricken over one thousand four hundred thirty people this year.
## Kennedy's anti-vaccine activism fuels outbreaks
The boom in vaccine-preventable outbreaks is being fueled by slipping vaccination rates nationwide as health misinformation and anti-vaccine sentiments have taken hold.Robert F.Kennedy Jr., now US health secretary, spent decades attacking vaccines and spreading misinformation.
## Kennedy wages war on vaccines from office
Since taking office, Kennedy has dismantled and obstructed federal vaccine recommendations, launched dubious studies to look for alleged unspecified harms of vaccines, promoted alleged vaccine injuries, and continued to spread misinformation about vaccines and vaccine-preventable…
## Governor ties death to Kennedy's policies
New York Governor Kathy Hochul directly tied the state's death to Kennedy's policies and anti-vaccine activism.

> a devastating reminder of what's at stake when Washington deliberately erodes decades of progress in protecting Americans from preventable illnesses
## CDC blocks urgent pregnancy health alert
Career scientists at the CDC wanted to issue an urgent health alert to clinicians regarding the risk and management of measles cases during pregnancy.
## Scientists seek alternative publication routes
The scientists have moved to trying to publish the information in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, but the peer-review process is longer than that of an advisory.
## CDC changes death reporting methodology
Kennedy reportedly ordered the CDC to delete some of the early deaths and has since changed how the CDC counts deaths.
## Outbreak reaches largest level since nineteen ninety one
The CDC reports over four thousand eight hundred fifty measles cases across forty seven states and jurisdictions.
## Key takeaway

A child has died of measles in New York, the first in over thirty years, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blocks CDC health alerts on measles in pregnancy.