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LaPorte County health officials warn of falling vaccine rates after nearby measles case
Summary
LaPorte County health officer Dr. Ducey told the board Oct. 21 that the county is seeing lower vaccination rates and that a recent measles case in neighboring Lake County—a young, unvaccinated child—underscores the risk of clustered outbreaks.
LaPorte County health officer Dr. Ducey told the board Oct. 21 that the county is seeing lower vaccination rates and that a recent measles case in neighboring Lake County—a young, unvaccinated child—underscores the risk of clustered outbreaks.
"We were the first first and only country to declare measles eradicated," Dr. Ducey said, adding that falling immunization coverage has put that status at risk and that most hospitalizations and severe outcomes are concentrated among children under 5. She described vaccine hesitancy in terms of the "three C's":…
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