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Board backs county effort to expand measles vaccination tracking and outreach amid national outbreak
Summary
Supervisors approved a motion directing the public health and health services agencies to boost measles vaccination tracking, coordinate with schools and community health workers, and serve as a referral site for post‑exposure treatment as cases rise nationally.
Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday approved a motion directing the Department of Public Health and County health services to strengthen measles vaccination tracking, outreach to schools and day cares, and community education amid a national resurgence.
Supervisor Hilda Solis introduced the motion, telling the board that the United States was experiencing one of its largest measles outbreaks in recent years and urging county action to increase vaccine uptake and improve record keeping.
"Measles is one of the most highly infectious…
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