Possible measles exposure reported at the NICU at CHOP, officials say - NBC10 Philadelphia

Philadelphia Dept. of Health officials encourage all residents to get the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl has the latest.

A possible measles exposure was reported at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia last week, according to the city's Department of Public Health.

Officials said that the possible exposure happened at the CHOP building located at 3401 Civic Center Boulevard on Friday, Sept. 11, at various times throughout the day including:

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Officials are working to make sure that all infants in CHOP's NICU get a "preventative antibody product" that will help prevent them from contracting measles and spreading it.

View this post on Instagram Symptoms of measles include:

For some who get measles, it could be serious and lead to pneumonia, brain infection and death.