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Two unvaccinated people in Pennsylvania died from measles-associated causes, and the federal response began with a phone call.
Federal assistance is when the national government steps in with resources or coordination to help a state manage a public health crisis. placed that call to Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro.
By both men's accounts, the call turned heated. Pennsylvania health authorities confirmed the two deaths. Kennedy has been posting vaccine misinformation on social media and sparring publicly in online arguments.
He reached out to Shapiro, a Democrat, to offer federal help. Both men then described the call in public. Shapiro went to a press conference Tuesday to put the exchange on the record.
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