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Montgomery County reports measles case, urges vaccination; HUD funding for homelessness programs remains uncertain
Summary
County officials reported one case of measles in an unvaccinated child, described rapid contact tracing and stressed high local MMR coverage. Commissioners also warned that layoffs at federal agencies, including HUD and CDC, are creating uncertainty about roughly $5 million in Continuum of Care grants for local homelessness services.
Montgomery County public health officials informed the Board of Commissioners on March 6 that county disease investigators had identified and contact‑traced an unvaccinated child with measles who had recently entered the United States.
County officials said investigators worked with the Pennsylvania Department of Health to identify and notify potentially exposed individuals and assess vaccination status. The county emphasized the speed of the response and the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in providing expertise in time‑sensitive infectious‑disease investigations.…
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