Measles outbreaks and the future of public health
In early March, a one year-old boy living in a shelter in Chicago was diagnosed with measles. Since measles is a highly contagious virus, more than 2000 shelter residents, many without confirmed histories of measles vaccination, were considered to be exposed. Over the next 3 days, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) swung into action, vaccina…
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