India, Aug. 28 -- Pennsylvania's state Health Department said on Wednesday that one of the two unvaccinated Lancaster County, Pennsylvania residents dead from measles-related complications was an infant. However, county officials are disputing the claim.

According to NBC News, the two deaths in Pennsylvania were the first in the state in the last 35 years. Amid growing concerns around the vulnerability of measles infections, the tussle between the state health department's narrative and the county officials' narrative took centerstage o on Thursday.

Josh Parsons, the Commissioner of Lancaster County, disputed the claims that the infant's death was measles related. He claimed that the legal authority to determine the cause of the deaths ...