Over 1,000 quarantined in measles scare at Los Angeles universities

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2019 02:11:55 +0000

Over 1,000 quarantined in measles scare at Los Angeles universities

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.

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DILG’s Diño orders barangay chiefs to lead vaccination drive

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 02:51:34 +0000

DILG’s Diño orders barangay chiefs to lead vaccination drive

Interior Undersecretary Martin Diño ordered barangay chairpersons to lead the vaccination campaign amid the rising number of measles cases.

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Measles outbreak: 215 deaths, over 13K affected from Jan 1 to Feb 26 – DOH

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 09:08:33 +0000

In less than two months, 215 people have died due to measles as more than 13,000 have contracted the airborne disease, the DOH said Friday.

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