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Childhood and Adult Vaccinations are Critically Important, Especially During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Childhood and Adult Vaccinations are Critically Important, Especially During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sentinel News ServiceAugust 5, 2020

“Pediatricians are always concerned when we see a drop in immunization rates since this could lead to an increase in vaccine preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough,” said Dr. Mark B. Salzman, regional lead, pediatric infectious diseases, with Kaiser Permanente Southern California. “If vaccination rates decline, we may possibly see an increase in some preventable diseases that can have dire consequences on children’s health.”

ALERT: Over 1,000 Quarantined in Measles Scare at LA Universities
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ALERT: Over 1,000 Quarantined in Measles Scare at LA Universities

April 26, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 1,000 students and staff members at two Los Angeles universities were quarantined on campus or sent home this week in one of the most sweeping efforts yet by public health authorities to contain the spread of measles in the U.S., where cases have reached a 25-year high . By Friday afternoon, two days after Los Angeles County ordered the precautions, about 325 of those affected had been cleared to return after proving their immunity to the disease, through either medical records or tests, health officials said. The action at the University of University of California, Los