{"id":2651165,"date":"2026-08-28T13:23:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/local-pennsylvania-official-accuses-gov-shapiro-of-major-measles-deaths-deception\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T13:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:27:02","slug":"local-pennsylvania-official-accuses-gov-shapiro-of-major-measles-deaths-deception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/local-pennsylvania-official-accuses-gov-shapiro-of-major-measles-deaths-deception\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Pennsylvania Official Accuses Gov. Shapiro of Major &#8216;Measles Deaths&#8217; Deception"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flocal-pennsylvania-official-accuses-gov-shapiro-of-major-measles-deaths-deception%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2651165&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Lancaster County Commissioner josh Parsons criticized Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro for allegedly misrepresenting facts about measles-related deaths. Shapiro claimed that two unvaccinated individuals in Lancaster County had died from measles-associated causes, a statement which Parsons and county officials dispute. Parsons emphasized that official reports indicate no measles deaths in the county and challenged the framing of the deaths as directly caused by measles. He pointed out that one infant&#8217;s death was due to a spleen injury, with measles antibodies present, but not because of measles, and noted a lack of clarity and possible deception in the official reporting. The debate highlights disagreements over vaccine-related facts and the accuracy of reported disease data.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lancaster County Commissioner Josh Parsons accused Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania of engaging in \u201cdeception\u201d when he held a news conference and said two unvaccinated people died from \u201cmeasles-associated\u201d deaths in the county.<\/p>\n<p>During the Tuesday news conference, Shapiro, considered a 2028 presidential hopeful, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-fact-checks-democratic-governor-claimed-no-fetal-tissue-mmr-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged<\/a> that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was spreading vaccine misinformation and tied it to the deaths of two people in Lancaster County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s real life consequences to spreading misinformation. There are real-life consequences to scaring people and not relying on actual doctors and actual medical professionals to provide unbiased information to parents so that we can make reasonable decisions for our kids,\u201d the governor recounted that he said in a phone call with Kennedy earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovernorShapiro?\">@GovernorShapiro<\/a> calls out RFK Jr. for spreading misinformation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-fact-checks-democratic-governor-who-claimed-there-is-no-fetal-tissue-in-mmr-vaccine\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. Fact Checks Democratic Governor Who Claimed &#039;There Is No Fetal Tissue&#039; in ...\">dangerous rhetoric surrounding vaccines<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made very clear that his actions and the rhetoric that\u2019s coming from this Administration are having a negative impact on communities\u2026 that there\u2019s real-life\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5xWCEMR1ZV\">pic.twitter.com\/5xWCEMR1ZV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pennsylvania Governor\u2019s Office (@PAGovOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PAGovOffice\/status\/2092297414254194973?\">August 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Parsons, a Republican, responded Thursday with a lengthy post on X, writing, \u201cOfficials at the Governor\u2019s press conference used the term \u2018measles-associated\u2019 (see press conference and accompanying press release) but clearly framed it as deaths FROM measles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Governor stated that these are the first two measles-associated deaths in the U.S. in 35 years. People died FROM measles 35 years ago. Therefore, it would not be accurate to make that statement unless these current cases were in fact being presented as deaths attributable to measles in some significant way,\u201d the county official continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis appears to be a carefully crafted attempt to overstate the case, while also maintaining some later wiggle room, i.e. \u2018associate\u2019 to muddy the issue if it became clear these were not in fact measles deaths. This indicates deception,\u201d Parsons asserted.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to note that he spoke with the Lancaster County Coroner, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, who said there had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-fact-checks-democratic-governor-claimed-no-fetal-tissue-mmr-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no measles deaths<\/a> reported in the county.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is a long post, but I think it is important for anyone who wants to get to the bottom of what is happening here in Lancaster County.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday Aug 25th Governor Shapiro and officials from the PA Dept of Health and Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health held a press\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Commissioner Josh Parsons (@CommissionerJP) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CommissionerJP\/status\/2092981507614736869?\">August 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI announced this publicly to be transparent. Neither the Governor\u2019s Office nor Penn Medicine replied to my questions. The law requires deaths from contagious disease such as measles to be reported to the Coroner,\u201d Parsons wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Coroner then released information that an infant had died during a home birth and the infant tested positive for measles but did not die of measles,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cState officials then point to deceased infant: State officials, who previously refused to give any information on the two deceased individuals (other [than] they were unvaccinated) then pointed to the infant as one of the cases. (See DOH statement of 8\/26\/27),\u201d Parsons wrote.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children generally<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/measles\/vaccines\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> do not receive<\/a> their first measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine until they are 12 to 15 months old, so Shapiro\u2019s allegation that Kennedy caused vaccine hesitancy would not have applied in this case.<\/p>\n<p>Further, the HHS secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-fact-checks-democratic-governor-claimed-no-fetal-tissue-mmr-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pointed out<\/a> at a news conference in Tampa following Shapiro\u2019s accusation on Tuesday, \u201cOur advice is that people should get the measles vaccination,\u201d adding, \u201cThere are certain communities and certain religious communities that do not want to do that, and we want to take care of those kids as well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/26\/pennsylvania-outbreak-kennedy-measles-vax-01050922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported. The MMR vaccine is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cdc-significantly-alters-childhood-vaccine-schedule-exhaustive-review-evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">among the 11<\/a> that HHS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2026\/08\/delivering-gold-standard-childhood-vaccine-recommendations-for-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recommended<\/a> in guidelines published in January.<\/p>\n<p>Parsons continued in his X post, \u201c\u2019Lancaster County Coroner Steve Diamantoni said the cause of death was not from the measles. The newborn died shortly after birth from a laceration of the spleen, although measle antibodies were present in postmortem testing\u2026\u2019 (Coroner interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The county commissioner next highlighted, \u201cThe framing of this, or underlying assertion in it, seemed to be to indicate that the deceased person was unvaccinated by choice. This shows intent on the part of officials to deceive. Announcing a technically true statement, but keeping secret the context which would show there was no possible way for the baby to have been vaccinated before its death is deliberately deceptive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parsons then noted, \u201cWe still know nothing about the second reported death. There has not even been an effort, to my knowledge, to explain this death or provide any details whatsoever \u2014 beyond \u2018unvaccinated.\u2019 Again, under the law any death due to measles would be required to be reported to the County Coroner. He has no report.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded, \u201cGiven the other apparent deception here it is fair to ask whether the facts of the second case have been materially manipulated similar to the first case, or whether the second case exists at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Politico reported on Wednesday\u00a0that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/icymi-cnn-says-jon-ossoffs-2028-presidential-chances-better-josh-shapiros-doesnt-read-jewish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shapiro\u2019s <\/a>office and the Pennsylvania Health Department said in an ed statement that the department \u201cuses the term \u2018measles-associated\u2019 when laboratory or epidemiologic evidence of measles is present, but the disease may not be assessed by the medical certifier or coroner to be the immediate cause of death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe department confirmed that one of the two deaths is the one Parsons referred to: an infant with a positive measles test,\u201d Politico added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to patient confidentiality, the PA DOH will not be releasing any additional personal information about the two deceased residents from Lancaster County,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n<p>Parsons argued in a county commissioners meeting this week, \u201cThe law does allow for information to be released. It can be released without identifying the individuals, but providing some demographic background information, age, that sort of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Remind us again, who\u2019s spreading misinformation? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mlu3J4Xut0\">https:\/\/t.co\/Mlu3J4Xut0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Children\u2019s Health Defense (@ChildrensHD) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChildrensHD\/status\/2092954894806245658?\">August 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t get to say that this happened and everything else around it is top secret. 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