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Fayetteville advisory group adds measles preparedness to next agenda after West Texas outbreak
Summary
Members added measles preparedness to a future meeting and discussed local vaccination verification steps after speakers described a large West Texas outbreak and noted Arkansas Department of Health guidance on MMR documentation.
Fayetteville City advisory members voted to add measles preparedness to a future agenda and discussed local steps to encourage vaccination verification.
Meredith, a university representative, told the group her campus has worked with the Arkansas Department of Health and sent an informational email to students, faculty and staff before spring break explaining signs, symptoms and vaccine effectiveness. "MMR vaccines [are] 93 percent effective after one dose, 97 percent effective after two doses," Meredith said, adding the message asked community members…
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