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Nov 2 ยท A child in Lewis County, New York, dies in the state's first measles-associated death in more than 30 years, health officials say
UPI: Child in Lewis County, N.Y., dies after contracting measles
Grade B (82/100). Article: the death, the joint state and county statement, case counts, Gov. Hochul's comments, Pennsylvania's outbreak and federal vaccine policy
B: Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
- Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): 'The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been criticized for its response to the measles outbreaks' (no critic named)
Splits: Article: the death, the joint state and county statement, case counts, Gov. Hochul's comments, Pennsylvania's outbreak and federal vaccine policy
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