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District nurses brief board on measles preparedness; nonimmune students may be excluded for 21 days
Summary
Johnson County public health and district staff reviewed measles symptoms, transmission, and exclusion rules: nonimmune individuals could be excluded up to 21 days after last exposure; school nurses are auditing records and helping families obtain immunizations and translated records.
Johnson County Public Health and district health staff told the school board on Tuesday they are monitoring confirmed measles cases in the region and that public health orders require nonimmune students and staff to be excluded from school for up to 21 days after the last possible exposure.
Jess Jimerson, the district health presenter, said nurses are auditing student immunization records and compiling lists of students without documented immunity so the district can work with families to schedule vaccination appointments or arrange exemptions. "Non immune students and staff will be required…
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