Second Measles Case Confirmed in Unvaccinated Marion County Resident
The Oregon Health Authority has confirmed a second case of measles in Marion County, health officials announced Tuesday evening.
Clark County
Clark County Health Officials Grapple With Measles Outbreak
Update on Monday 1/28/2019 1:10 p.m.: The outbreak now includes 35 confirmed cases and 11 suspected ones. The majority of cases continue to be in children, with 25 cases between 1 and 10 years old, nine between 11 and 18 years old and one adult younger than 29.
Updated: Third Case of Measles in Metro Area is Child in Clark County
Health officials are warning people who were at three stores on June 27 and 28 that they might have been exposed to the virus.
Updated: Friday, July 13, 2018 at 4:30 p.m.
Health Departments See Reduced Demand For Vaccinations
While high exemption rates remain a concern, officials believe more families are receiving vaccines in primary care settings rather than at county clinics before school starts
August 21, 2013 – Getting kids ready for school means getting them vaccinated – and county health departments throughout the Portland metro area are hosting walk-in clinics and supporting schools and primary health providers to make certain they have stores of vaccines.
Clark County Medical Transportation Provider Suspends Service
NOAH Medical Transportation is no longer active in Clark County, but may have changed hands in Multnomah
March 6, 2013 -- A major medical transportation provider in Clark County abruptly suspended services at the end of January, leaving social services agencies scrambling to coordinate alternative transportation for dozens of seniors and people with disabilities who depend on medical transport.
Whooping Cough Epidemic Could Lead to More Vaccinations in Clark County
The epidemic has motivated health providers to increase immunization rates
May 17, 2012—Clark County, and the rest of Washington, is experiencing the worst whooping cough epidemic in 70 years, and health officials are using the increased public attention being paid to the upper respiratory infection to increase the immunization rate, both among adults and children.
