Chicago fights measles by calling for vaccination, unlike Florida

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A team of health experts Since THE Centers For Disease Control And Prevention arrived In Chicago on Tuesday as civil servants identified three new measles case in the middle of A thrust of case has A migrant shelter In THE the city Pilsen neighborhood.

SO far, there to have has been Seven case identified has THE Halted Street shelter. In addition has THE three case identified Today, there were two young children, A restored And A hospitalized In GOOD condition as of March ten, And according to has A announcement on Monday, March 11, two adults WHO were reported In GOOD state.

THE Seven case come just days After THE the city health department announcement A measles case In A Chicago resident with No recent journey out of THE city And No reported connection with THE shelter. THE case, announcement on March 7, was THE First of all measles case identified In THE city Since 2019, civil servants note. He remains not clear how that resident contracted THE very infectious virus, However THE health department note that THE person had has been In contact with domestic And international travelers. THE person was said has be to recover GOOD has House, And their infectious period finished on March 6.

THE measles case has THE shelter to have directed has A massive answer - and strong encouragement Since health civil servants For vaccination. THE the city health department on Monday reported that, along with help Since other area health civil servants And health care suppliers, he had "with success vaccinated more that 900 shelter residents with THE mumps Rubella Measles (MMR) vaccine." Those newly vaccinated shelter residents are has stay has THE shelter For 21 days until their immunity Since THE vaccination reached complete efficiency. In the meantime, more that 700 shelter the inhabitants, WHO had has been evaluated And find has Already to have immunity has measles Since either Before vaccination Or infection, were allowed has move freely In And outside.

In A statement Monday, THE the city health Commissioner Olusimbo “Simbo” Igé called THE answer A "massive operation." She thanked health the partners And shelter residents For "understanding THE need has get vaccinated And quarantine. ... Vaccination remains by far THE most effective path has prevent THE propagated of measles. New Arrivals And all Chicagoans should get THE MMR vaccine if they do not have already."

Contrast with Florida

that of Chicago proactive answer, full throat calls For vaccination, And collaboration with THE CDC are In contrast has THE approach that of Florida health department took In A recent measles epidemic. That epidemic began last month In A Broward County elementary school with A vaccination rate reported has be below THE target of 95 percent. HAS date, Broward has reported nine measles case, all In children. However, THE health department has not released data on if Or how all nine case are connected has THE school, neither has he reported THE vaccination Status of those case.

During THE initial answer, that of Florida health department went against CDC advice And did not to have not vaccinated children stay House during their potential infectious period After exposure has THE very infectious virus. In