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Philadelphia InquirerSunday, 10 May 2026
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Schools vulnerable to measles outbreak
The paper frames the issue as a systemic local health vulnerability, using data and historical tracking to show declining vaccination rates rather than sensationalising a current crisis.
Vaccination rates among kindergartners have fallen below herd immunity thresholds in recent years in the region. This investigation highlights how specific communities are now at higher risk following an isolated exposure incident at a local airport.
“without all of their required vaccines”
“Focus on systemic local risks”
Inside Merck’s lobbying on Pa. pollution rules
Emails show the Shapiro administration fast-tracked a proposal backed by the drugmaker to ease water pollution reporting regulations.
An investigative piece scrutinising corporate influence and back-channel communications regarding state environmental regulations.
A test of Dems’ appeal to working-class voters
In a Lehigh Valley congressional race, established Democrats have rallied behind Bob Brooks, a union leader and retired firefighter.
Uses a local Lehigh Valley congressional race as a lens to examine broader national shifts in working-class political alignment.
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