4 fully vaccinated people in Pa. are sick with measles, including 1 in Lancaster County - lancasteronline.com
Four fully vaccinated Pennsylvania residents have contracted measles during a significant outbreak in Lancaster County. Health officials emphasize that while breakthrough cases are rare, the vaccine remains highly effective at preventing severe illness.
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The report highlights the ongoing challenges of managing public health outbreaks and the importance of vaccination in mitigating disease severity.
The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps and rubella.
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A Lancaster County resident is among the first four Pennsylvania residents fully vaccinated for measles to fall ill with the virus this year, state health officials announced today.
Of the four individuals, three of them are adults and one is a child, but a state Department of Health spokesperson wouldn’t say if the Lancaster County resident was an adult or child. The other individuals are residents of Centre, Jefferson and Lycoming counties. None of them were hospitalized.
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