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Summit County health staff urge vaccination as U.S. measles cases rise; department adds 100 full vaccine series
Summary
Summit County Health Department staff reported a national surge in measles and described local vaccine activity and preparedness, including 100 full vaccine series made available for uninsured residents and outreach plans if cases appear locally.
Derek Moss, a public-health staff member, told the Summit County Board of Health that measles cases are rising nationally and that the county is stepping up vaccination outreach and preparedness.
"This vaccine, we can't say it enough. ... this vaccine is our biggest tool to fight this," Derek Moss said, describing an increase in adult vaccinations and noting that the department had not identified any confirmed local cases as of the meeting.
The department reported that U.S. case counts were up to 3,636 and that three deaths had been reported nationally. Moss said Summit County began seeing an increase in vaccines administered in early March and that the increase was driven by adults: "In March, we did 21 vaccines," he said, and later noted that adult vaccine…
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