measles

Bravo says on average, the state saw drops of ~23% over the first 6 months of the year, which she says is extremely significant, especially for school aged kids.

U.S. measles cases are continuing to jump, and most of the reported illnesses are in children.

Clark County Public Health Officer Dr. Alan Melnick says 21 days without a new case must pass before the outbreak could be considered over.

According to the World Health Organization a community needs a minimum of 90% of its members to be vaccinated to help prevent measles outbreaks. Our current Yakima County vaccination rate is 89.4%.

PORT ANGELES (AP) -- A hospital in Port Angeles has erected a tent to isolate patients with measles symptoms and prevent the disease from spreading inside the building. The public health officer for Clallam and Jefferson counties, Dr. Tom Locke, says using the tent will limit possible exposure...

With a measles outbreak rippling across California and other states in the West, the Yakima School District is reassuring parents of the immunization requirement that bars kids from entering school without the proper immunizations.