MEASLES IS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS
If one person has measles, 9 out of 10 people of all ages around him or her will also become infected if they are not protected.
MUMPS
Washington measles outbreak: Why we should fear this vaccine-preventable disease
“If we get to a few thousand cases a year, parents will once again be forced to watch children die needlessly from this disease. Second, we experience the reemergence of other diseases that have been eliminated from this country — like polio or diphtheria. Third, measles vaccine is given in combination with mumps and rubella vaccines. If parents aren’t giving children the measles vaccine, they also aren’t giving them a vaccine to prevent two other viral diseases.”
Nearly 5,000 students get shots at Temple University amid mumps outbreak
The city health department said the number of confirmed and probable cases of mumps at the school reached 108. Nearly 5,000 students and faculty members have taken advantage of free vaccine booster shots, with more than 2,500 people given shots during the second clinic offering the MMR vaccine, according to city health officials. The first clinic at the school saw more than 2,200 people.
SAVE THE DATE: PAIC Annual Meeting and PIC Conference 2019
