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Health officials in Clark County announced Saturday the confirmation of six more cases of measles, bringing to 59 the total number of cases since the beginning of the year. A suspect case is still under investigation.
Three of the cases were adults and all were either unvaccinated (52), under-vaccinated (2) or unverified (5).
People who have visited the following places may have been exposed to measles and are at risk of contracting measles:
- Vancouver Salmon Creek Clinic, 2525 NE 139th St., Vancouver, from 7 pm to 10 pm on Thursday, February 14 and from 10:30 am to 3:45 pm on Friday, February 15.
- Sea Mar East Medical Clinic Vancouver, 19005 SE 34th St., Vancouver from 1:50 pm to 5:50 pm on Tuesday, February 5th.
In one followed by the state of HB 1638The House Committee on Health and Welfare on Friday pbaded a bill to ban the personal or philosophical exemption from the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine for children in Canada. 39, school age an epidemic of the virus, according to the Seattle Times.
"The measles vaccine is not perfect, but a dose is 93% effective at preventing disease," said Dr. Alan Melnick, Clark County Health Officer and Director of Public Health. "The two recommended doses of measles vaccine provide even greater protection – 97%."
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