Ohio Urges School Vaccinations After 59 Measles Cases as Rates Slip Statewide
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Updated · ABC6OnYourSide.com · Aug 5
Ohio Urges School Vaccinations After 59 Measles Cases as Rates Slip Statewide
3 articles · Updated · ABC6OnYourSide.com · Aug 5
Summary
Ohio health officials urged families to update students’ shots before school starts, citing a rise in measles and broader community risk from missed vaccinations.
Fifty-nine measles cases have been reported in Ohio this year, with nearly half concentrated in Franklin and Knox counties.
The warning follows 45 Ohio measles cases last year; every infected person was unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status.
State health director Bruce Vanderhoff said vaccination rates have been slipping in Ohio and nationwide, even though measles was declared eradicated in the U.S. in 2000.