New Measles Outbreak Hits Portland Area
Health officials are battling a new outbreak of measles in the Portland area.
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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.
New Case Of Measles Turns Up In Marion County
Oregon now has a measles case in Marion County.
It is not linked to the outbreak in Vancouver, Washington, officials said. Instead, the person contracted the disease from someone who traveled to Salem from Illinois.
Measles Case Confirmed In Unvaccinated Salem Patient
Measles has been confirmed in a Marion County resident, county health officials announced Tuesday.
The patient is from Salem and is unvaccinated for measles, said Katrina Rothenberger, the county's public health director.
Briefly: Clark County Measles Outbreak Up To 71 Confirmed Cases
Clark County Public Health identified one new confirmed case of measles Tuesday.
The outbreak was appearing to slow as it had held at 70 confirmed cases for more than a week.
Oregon Bill Would Ban Non-Medical Exemptions To Measles, Other Vaccines
A trio of bipartisan legislators in Oregon are backing a bill that would eliminate the state’s non-medical exemption for vaccines.
Briefly: Clark County Measles Outbreak Up To 62 Confirmed Cases
Updated Monday, Feb. 25, 2019: The outbreak in Clark County has grown to 65 confirmed cases and one suspect case. Another person in Multnomah County also became infected, though health authorities said it didn't immediately appear to be linked to the Clark County outbreak.
Amid Measles Outbreak, Oregon Lawmaker Readies Bill To End Vaccine Exemptions
As public health officials work to tamp down a measles outbreak in the Portland metro area, Oregon lawmakers are preparing to take up legislation that would increase the number of children vaccinated for the disease.
Ouch! Vaccination Rates for Older Adults Falling Short
Three out of four Americans older than 60 don’t get a shingles vaccine to protect themselves from the virus’ miseries: rashes over the face and body, stinging pain that can last for weeks or months and the threat of blindness.
Senate Votes to Give Public More Information About Low Vaccination Rates
Sen. Steiner Hayward argued that the information was essential to provide parents of kids who can’t be vaccinated to avoid putting them at risk of preventable diseases that could be carried by other kids simply because they’re not vaccinated. Each school will be required to conspicuously share data about vaccination rates, exposing those schools without herd immunity to greater public scrutiny.
The Senate Democrats and one Republican voted Tuesday to require all Oregon schools to share information about the school’s vaccination rate for preventable contagious diseases like polio and measles, providing parents with essential information to protect vulnerable children who cannot be vaccin
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