Board hears measles outbreak update, readies preparedness funds
Health Officer Amy Kleiber told the board the county has a $43,000 PHEP budget, has administered more than 30 MMR doses recently, and summarized a measles outbreak (151 confirmed cases in southwest Wisconsin) and national CDC counts of 2,901 cases across 47 jurisdictions.
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The Vernon County Board of Health received an update Sept. 8 on infectious disease preparedness as staff prepared for seasonal respiratory viruses and a regional measles outbreak. Health Officer Amy Kleiber told the board the department’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) budget is $43,000 and that the state has begun depositing reimbursements into the GEARS tracking system.
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