Clark County Child With Measles Arrived At PDX, Visited Hospitals
Clark County is investigating another case of measles. An unvaccinated child returned from an international flight on Thursday, Nov. 14.
Clark County is investigating another case of measles. An unvaccinated child returned from an international flight on Thursday, Nov. 14.
The Oregon Health Authority has confirmed a second case of measles in Marion County, health officials announced Tuesday evening.
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: Friday, July 13, 2018 at 4:30 p.m.
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.
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.
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.