Medical experts say the brouhaha has diverted focus from an exploding public health threat.

Josh Shapiro announced two measles deaths. Things went downhill fast.

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The conflict, which largely falls along political lines, centers on the details of one of the deaths, in a newborn.

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Experts warn the dual epidemics are putting even more lives at risk