Pressure Systems edition
New York Declares Emergency as Measles Toll Mounts
October 12, 2026
What this edition shows
New York has declared a state of emergency as nationwide measles infections hit a 35-year high, pushing hospital wards to overhaul clinical protocols while Pennsylvania surpasses 1,000 cases and five deaths. The crisis is compounded by an acute fracture between local health authorities and federal leadership, where the CDC continues to dispute state mortality figures while reallocating agency resources toward vaccine injury probes. As municipal clinics scramble to administer emergency doses, federal skepticism and data disputes are transforming a preventable viral outbreak into an escalating jurisdictional standoff.
Reporting and analysis behind this edition 13 sources
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New York Declares State Of Emergency As Measles Cases Spread Fast
It’s becoming very apparent that we failed to learn a key lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic: infectious diseases aren’t partisan; they will come for us all. While Donald Trump and RFK Jr. play their little partisan games over the measles outbreak, the disease is spreading. Spinning conspiracy theori…
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CDC Finally Gets Around To Acknowledging Half Of The Measles Fatalities We Know Exist
While the game-playing that RFK Jr.’s CDC has conducted is ongoing, they can only keep up the charade for so long. The nation is undergoing the worst outbreak of measles in over three decades, with Pennsylvania currently the hardest hit of all the states. As we’ve discussed, there have now been four…
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New York state declares measles disaster amid resurgence of disease in US
The US had largely eliminated measles by 2000 but has seen several outbreaks amid declining vaccination rates.
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Measles is spreading across the US – and officials can’t agree on the death toll
Habanero Pixel/Shutterstock New York has just declared a state of emergency as measles cases continue to rise. So far this year, the US has recorded 3,887 cases of measles, the highest annual total since 1991. That is about 70% more cases than were recorded during the whole of 2025. In November, the…
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A 5th Person In PA Has Suffered A Measles-Related Death
The measles outbreaks in America, and specifically in Pennsylvania, are getting worse instead of getting better. And, while RFK Jr. has and will continue to attempt to lay blame for this total failure of federal leadership at the feet of state officials, anyone with a few brain cells to rub together…
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Measles Is Forcing Hospitals to Adapt to a New Normal
The US resurgence of measles is forcing hospitals and health systems to adopt new protocols and procedures to deal with a disease they thought was in the past.
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Fifth unvaccinated person dies of measles; CDC still not counting all deaths
State health officials race to vaccinate residents by giving over 8,500 doses.
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Pennsylvania confirms fifth measles-associated death as US outbreak grows
Cases have more than doubled since August as a dispute with federal health officials over the death count continues.
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CDC reports two measles deaths in US as cases hit 35-year high
Pennsylvania reports over 900 measles cases, leading a nationwide outbreak with the highest numbers in 35 years.
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PA measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, largest since disease was eliminated
Pennsylvania reported 1,066 outbreak-linked cases on Wednesday.
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RFK Jr. unveils sweeping federal initiative to find evidence of vaccine injuries
"[T]he Trump-RFK Jr anti-vax agenda keeps getting more corrupt and dangerous."
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Polling: Americans Uncertain On RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Stance, Very Certain That They Hate Him
In my many, many posts about RFK Jr. and his disastrous tenure as Secretary of HHS, there are two themes that have hopefully broken through all the noise. The first is that Kennedy is a miserable communicator, in a way that is totally purposeful. He talks out of both sides of his mouth all the […]
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Outrage grows as CDC reportedly poised to fund "unethical" vaccine trial
CDC allocated $1.6M for study on alleged harms of hepatitis B vaccine.