CDC officials say measles cases have broken a 25-year-old record, with at least 704 sickened by the highly contagious disease
A Los Angeles County Department of Public Health poster explains the symptoms of measles. By Lena H. Sun Lena H. Sun National reporter focusing on health Email Bio Follow April 29 at 11:04 AM At least 704 people in the United States have been sickened this year by measles, the highly contagious and potentially life-threatening disease, according to a new report released Monday morning by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In response to the record number of cases this year, New York City has imposed a mandatory vaccination order, and Rockland County has mandated that anyone with measles must avoid public spaces or face a $2,000-a-day fine.
To mark National Infant Immunization Week, he urged everyone to make sure they and their loved ones are up-to-date with the CDC’s recommended vaccine schedule, which provides guidelines for people of all ages and with specific health conditions. The United States was able to eliminate person-to-person transmission of measles in 2000. The recommended two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is 97 percent effective in a given person in preventing measles. But because the virus is so contagious, communities need to have near-perfect levels of between 93 to 95 percent of the population vaccinated to protect against the disease.
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