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CDC Lists 2 U.S. Measles Deaths This Year, Pennsylvania Lists 4, With No National Standard Yet

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 30, 2026

A grayscale electron microscope image of a single round measles virus particle with a dark outer envelope.

CDC’s page updated Sept. 25 lists 2 measles deaths in 2026; Pennsylvania’s Sept. 28 update lists 4. Neither is shown wrong, and no national standard exists yet.

E. coli Outbreak Tied to Graziers Raw Milk Cheese: 13 Sick, Over Half Young Children

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 27, 2026 Updated September 30, 2026

Cubes and slices of orange cheddar and marbled colby-jack cheese on a wooden cutting board beside a knife.

CDC and FDA link 13 E. coli illnesses in nine states to recalled Graziers raw milk cheese; eight people were hospitalized and over half are young children.

FDA approved four COVID-19 vaccines Aug. 27; CDC’s own guidance still hasn’t caught up

By Plainly Now News Desk Published September 17, 2026 Updated September 30, 2026

Three vials labeled COVID-19 Vaccine, injection only, on a blue background.

The FDA approved four updated COVID-19 vaccines for people 65+ and high-risk groups Aug. 27, 2026; the CDC’s own guidance page has not been updated to match.