A 20-year-old Amish woman with leukemia got measles and died in Pa.’s largest outbreak in three decades
A 20-year-old Amish woman with leukemia died after contracting measles during a major outbreak in Pennsylvania. She was unable to be vaccinated due to her compromised immune system.
After measles swept through her household, the young woman wanted to get vaccinated. Her doctor said she couldn't because she had leukemia and the treatments had weakened her immune system.
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