The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently monitoring six measles outbreaks around the country, while 314 reported cases have already been confirmed as of March 21.
Tuesday banning unvaccinated minors from public places after 153 cases of measles have been confirmed there so far.Health officials in New York City have reported 181 cases there as of Wednesday, while Washington state has seen 74 cases as of Friday.
Much of the measles cases in New York have been concentrated among children of Orthodox Jewish families, many of whom attend religious schools where the vaccination rates are below 95 percent, which is the threshold considered necessary to maintain immunity among the community, known as herd immunity, according toA vial of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is pictured at the International Community Health Services clinic in Seattle, March 20, 2019.
An outbreak in Texas has resulted in 14 confirmed cases as of Thursday, and the state of Illinois has reported six cases in 2019 so far.
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