On January 25, after a measles outbreak had sickened 31 people in the southwest corner of Washington State, Gov. Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency. All but one of the patients were children, most under the age of 10. Public health officials said they expected the number of cases to rise in the coming weeks.
Washington’s Measles Outbreak Is A Wake Up Call On Childhood Vaccination
Rosa Furneaux, Mother Jones
Mon, 02/04/2019 - 4:00am
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