Since the beginning of the year, things have been looking increasingly grim in parts of Oregon and Washington due to a measles outbreak that has affected dozens of people. The disease, which has spread rapidly between individuals who never received their childhood vaccines to prevent it, prompted officials to declare a state of emergency out of fear that it would continue to spread.
As KHN reports, hospitals in the area are dealing with a massive spike in the number of vaccination requests by parents who previously decided against the preventative shots for their children. Officials now report a 500% increase in the number of vaccines being administered when compared to the same time last year.
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Vaccinations skyrocket in ‘anti-vaxxer’ county amid measles outbreak originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 7 Feb 2019 at 21:03:23 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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