US EditionDespite High Vaccination Rates, Unvaccinated Pockets Drive California Measles Outbreaks
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Despite high vaccination rates, unvaccinated pockets drive California measles outbreaks
WHEN A POSSIBLE MEASLES CASE IS IDENTIFIED in California, a phone rings at the local health department and the clock starts ticking. Laboratory workers need to process samples as soon as possible to confirm the case. And a public health nurse must call the patient to find out where they’ve been and who they’ve been in contact with recently. If test results are positive, the communicable disease team has 72 hours or less to identify anyone who h…
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Telemundo 20When a possible case of measles is identified in California, a phone rings in the local health department and the clock starts running. Lab workers must process the samples as soon as possible to confirm the case. And a public health nurse must call the patient to find out where he or she has been and who he or she has had contact with recently. If the results are positive, the communicable disease team has 72 hours or less to identify anyone wh…
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