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Caldwell County health officials urge vaccination as regional measles outbreak spreads
Summary
At a public information session, Caldwell County Health Department and UNC infection‑control staff urged residents to confirm immunizations, described symptoms and quarantine rules for measles, and reviewed a seasonal rise in influenza that has produced more than 1,800 local positives this season.
At a public information session, Caldwell County Health Department officials urged residents to confirm their vaccinations and take simple precautions as the county contends with a seasonal rise in influenza and a measles outbreak in a neighboring state.
Health officials said regional emergency‑department visits for influenza‑like illness rose sharply beginning around Thanksgiving, peaked near Dec. 28 and began to decline in the first week of 2026. "We have had over 1,800 positive cases of the flu" locally in clinics, urgent cares and emergency departments this season, a county health educator said.
The briefing focused on measles after recent reports out of South Carolina. "Measles is one of our most infectious communicable diseases," said Chad Barr, communicable disease and tuberculosis nurse for the Caldwell…
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