US EditionMarch for Life attendees may have been exposed to measles, DC health officials say
DC Health warns that unvaccinated individuals exposed at multiple sites, including the National March for Life, face a 90% infection risk, urging prompt vaccination and medical guidance.
- Health officials said multiple people with confirmed measles visited several Washington, D.C. locations while contagious.
- The potential exposure sites included the National March for Life Rally and Concert, Catholic University, transit sites, and a children's hospital.
- Anyone exposed and unvaccinated may be at risk of developing measles and should watch for symptoms for 21 days after exposure.
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March for Life Attendees Potentially Exposed to Measles: DC Health Officials
Health officials in Washington on Sunday said that attendees of the March for Life last month may have been exposed to the measles virus. District of Columbia health officials said in a statement that they were told of “multiple confirmed cases of measles whose carriers visited multiple locations in the District while contagious,” adding that people who visited several locations between Jan. 21 and Jan. 25 may have been exposed. These include th…
Right-wing pro-life march ends up being measles super spreader: health officials
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