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Barnstable County health officials brief commissioners on measles risk; no local cases reported
Summary
County public‑health staff told commissioners that measles cases are rising nationally and that Barnstable County has prepared outreach, vaccination clinics and coordination with healthcare partners; county kindergarten MMR coverage is about 93.9 percent.
Barnstable County public‑health officials briefed commissioners April 9 on the national measles resurgence, local preparedness and planned vaccination outreach. There were no confirmed cases in Massachusetts or Barnstable County at the time of the meeting.
“Measles is highly contagious to those susceptible individuals,” said Leah Hamner, the county’s contract epidemiologist. “It can linger in the air for two hours after that person leaves the room … it can infect 90 percent of the susceptible people who inhale it.” Hamner told the board that while Massachusetts overall…
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