5 deaths, 1,000 reported cases: These horrific numbers underestimate the consequences of the anti-vax movement Washington Post | October 13, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/10/13/5-deaths-1000-reported-cases-these-horrific-numbers-underestimate-the-consequences-of-the-anti-vax-movement/ Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak has topped 970 confirmed cases across 39 counties since April, sent nearly 200 people to the hospital and killed five — three unvaccinated adults and two infants. But as Leana S. Wen writes in the Washington Post, those grim figures likely understate how far the virus has spread.