US EditionTransplant recipients and other immunocompromised people worry about measles exposure
- Heart transplant patient Laurie Miller encountered measles exposure in Stratford, Ontario.
- Her exposure occurred during a regional measles outbreak, highlighting risks for immunocompromised individuals unable to get vaccinated.
- Following notification, Miller went to Toronto General Hospital for immunoglobulin therapy.
- Public Health Ontario reported over 1,000 provincial cases Thursday, and Dr. Deepali Kumar notes more immunocompromised people exist today.
- Miller has not gotten sick, but her experience highlights the dangers outbreaks pose for vulnerable populations.
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Laurie Miller, a 59-year-old heart transplant patient exposed to measles in Stratford, Ont., says her story speaks to the risks people who are immunocompromised face during an outbreak. She brought her husband to the emergency room in mid-March after an all-terrain vehicle accident. Their local public health unit called a few days later saying a patient with measles had been in the emergency room too. Miller was at the hair salon she works at in…
Transplant recipients and other immunocompromised people worry about measles exposure – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Laurie Miller, a 59-year-old heart transplant patient exposed to measles in Stratford, Ont., says her story speaks to the risks people who are immunocompromised face during an outbreak. She brought her husband to the emergency room in mid-March after an all-terrain vehicle accident. Their local public health unit called a few days later saying a patient with measles had been in the emergency room too. Miller was at the hair salon she w…
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