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DDPHE briefs council on measles response, urges more community vaccination access
Summary
Denver Department of Public Health & Environment updated the Health and Safety Committee on local measles activity, described response work and outreach, and asked council members to help expand access to vaccines and community partnerships.
Denver’s public health department told the City Council Health and Safety Committee on a briefing that it has responded to recent measles activity in Colorado and is focusing on outreach and improved vaccine access ahead of the school year. Kristen Chu, a member of the Department of Public Health & Environment medical operations team who led the presentation, said, "We have assessed approximately 437 individuals. A hundred and 86 of those were high risk contacts. 28 were referred for post exposure prophylaxis." The department also reported that Colorado had 16 cases and Denver had four confirmed cases during the recent surge. The department framed the update as part of broader immunization work used to prevent outbreaks and to improve kindergarten vaccine rates. "We are under the... goal rate," Chu said when describing MMR coverage targets and the department’s efforts to raise…
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