3 new measles cases found at metro Atlanta daycare, Ga. health officials say - AJC.com
Three additional children have been diagnosed with measles at a metro Atlanta daycare, bringing the total number of cases to eight. Health officials report that all affected children were either unvaccinated or not fully immunized.
Why it matters
The outbreak highlights ongoing public health challenges regarding vaccination rates and the potential for rapid disease transmission in communal settings.
Three more cases of measles have been confirmed at the metro Atlanta daycare at the center of an outbreak, health officials said Friday.
In a news release , the Georgia Department of Public Health said the three new cases are all children who were either unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated.
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