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2026年9月1日，美国卫生与公众服务部部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪在美国华盛顿特区卫生与公众服务部就儿童屏幕时间危害活动中发表讲话。路透社/埃文·武奇/资料图片
- 肯尼迪称宾夕法尼亚州当地验尸官确认1例与麻疹相关的死亡，对第二例病例提出质疑
- 宾夕法尼亚州卫生部门重申，今年已确认2例与麻疹相关的死亡病例
- 肯尼迪表示，目前全国数据未显示2026年有麻疹死亡病例
纽约，9月4日（路透社）——美国卫生部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪周五承认，宾夕法尼亚州一名婴儿近期因麻疹死亡，他援引了某县验尸官的信息，但表示在全国麻疹疫情快速扩散的背景下，联邦政府暂不会在官方数据中纳入这一死亡案例。
据路透社报道，上月肯尼迪曾要求将宾夕法尼亚州卫生部门报告的2例与麻疹相关的死亡病例从美国疾控中心（CDC）的全国麻疹死亡统计中移除，质疑病毒是否为死亡病因。而在肯尼迪提出该要求前，疾控中心工作人员就已认可了该州对两起死亡病例与麻疹相关的定性。
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公共卫生专家表示，这一做法相当于对州卫生部门的职权进行了非同寻常的政治干预，试图弱化这种高传染性病毒的风险。
肯尼迪周五在X平台上发帖称，他所依据的信息来自两起死亡事件发生地宾夕法尼亚州兰开斯特县的验尸官。
“兰开斯特县验尸官现已公开表示，仅第二例婴儿的死亡由麻疹引起，同时该婴儿患有阿米什致死性小头畸形，”肯尼迪在X平台上写道。他表示，患有该病症的婴儿通常仅能存活约6个月，而这名婴儿死亡时年仅约2个月。
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肯尼迪称，兰开斯特县验尸官驳回了州卫生部门的判定，即第二名婴儿也死于麻疹。
肯尼迪表示，疾控中心的健康统计机构仍需接收并审核麻疹死亡相关记录。他称，目前全国数据未显示2026年有麻疹死亡病例。
疾控中心周五在其网站上更新了一则说明，解释称正在重新评估麻疹死亡病例的分类方式。“此项工作旨在推动各司法辖区对麻疹死亡病例进行统一分类和报告，”疾控中心网站写道，但未说明此次重新评估的具体原因。
负责监管疾控中心的美国卫生与公众服务部发言人未立即回应有关记录宾夕法尼亚州两起死亡病例的相关问题。
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宾夕法尼亚州卫生部发言人尼尔·鲁兰周五重申，该州已确认两起与麻疹相关的死亡病例，均属于本州疫情范围内。他未提供两起死亡病例的具体细节，也未就肯尼迪的言论置评。兰开斯特县验尸官办公室未立即回应置评请求。
在唐纳德·特朗普总统及其高级卫生官员、长期反疫苗活动人士肯尼迪的任期内，美国麻疹病例数已达到三十多年来的最高水平。肯尼迪曾宣扬包括麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹联合疫苗在内的疫苗比其所预防的疾病更危险，尽管数十年的科学证据表明疫苗可挽救生命。
顶级医疗组织表示，肯尼迪关于疫苗的言论以及他作为卫生部长推行的政策——包括减少政府推荐的儿童免疫接种数量——加剧了疫苗犹豫，使得疫情防控难度加大。
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Kennedy acknowledges one measles death in Pennsylvania
2026-09-05 00:29:35 UTC / Reuters
By Reuters
September 5, 2026 12:29 AM UTC Updated 3 hours ago
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during an event on screen time harm in children at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 1, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo
- Kennedy says local coroner in Pennsylvania identified one measles-related death, disputes second case
- Pennsylvania health department reiterates that it has confirmed two measles-related deaths this year
- National data currently reflects no 2026 measles deaths, Kennedy says
NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr acknowledged on Friday that measles caused the recent death of an infant in Pennsylvania, citing information from a county coroner, but suggested the federal government would not yet recognize the fatality in official data amid a fast-growing national outbreak.
Last month, Kennedy asked for two measles-related deaths reported by Pennsylvania’s health department to be removed from the CDC’s national tally of measles, questioning whether the virus was the cause, Reuters reported. CDC staffers had already accepted the state’s characterization of the deaths as linked to measles before Kennedy’s request.
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Public health experts said the move amounted to extraordinary political interference in the authority of a state health department and an effort to minimize the risks of the highly infectious virus.
Kennedy posted on X on Friday that he was relying on information from the coroner in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where the two deaths occurred.
“The Lancaster County Coroner has now publicly stated that measles caused only the second infant’s death and has also publicly stated that the infant had Amish lethal microcephaly,” Kennedy wrote on X. He said that babies with that condition typically live about 6 months and the infant was approximately 2-months-old at death.
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The Lancaster coroner rejected the determination of the statewide health department that a second infant also died from measles, Kennedy said.
Kennedy said the CDC’s health statistics agency still needed to receive and review records on measles deaths. At the moment, the national data does not reflect any measles deaths in 2026, he said.
The CDC updated its website on Friday with a note explaining that it was re-evaluating how it classified measles deaths. “This work is intended to promote consistent classification and reporting of measles deaths across jurisdictions,” the CDC website said without providing details on why reevaluation was required.
A spokesperson for the Health and Human Services Department, which oversees CDC, did not immediately respond to questions about recording either of the Pennsylvania deaths.
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Neil Ruhland, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, reiterated on Friday that the state had confirmed two measles-related deaths in the state’s outbreak. He did not provide details on the deaths or comment on Kennedy’s remarks. The Lancaster coroner’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
U.S. measles cases have hit their highest level in more than three decades under President Donald Trump and Kennedy, his top health official and a long-time anti-vaccine activist. Kennedy has promoted the idea that vaccines, including the combined measles, mumps and rubella shot, are more dangerous than the diseases they prevent, despite decades of scientific evidence that the shots save lives.
Leading medical organizations say that Kennedy’s statements about vaccines and his policies as health secretary, including efforts to reduce the number of government-recommended childhood immunizations, have increased vaccine hesitancy, making outbreaks harder to curb.
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Reporting by Yasmeen Abutaleb; Writing by Michele Gershberg; Editing by Cynthia Osterman
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