CHICAGO — Cook dinner County Well being is notifying individuals who visited two medical facilities and a constructing just lately about attainable publicity to measles.
The 2 exposures are associated to 2 circumstances already reported by the Chicago Division of Public Well being.
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On Feb. 27, an individual who later examined optimistic for measles visited the Stroger Hospital Emergency Division and was admitted below correct isolation and airborne precautions.
Anybody who was on the hospital’s emergency division between midday and 11:58 p.m. ought to contact the Chicago Division of Public Well being at 312-743-7216.
On March 7, an individual who later examined optimistic for measles visited Cook dinner County Well being’s Arlington Heights Well being Heart and Cook dinner County Well being’s Skilled Constructing.
Anybody who was on the Arlington Heights facility between midday and a pair of p.m. ought to name the Cook dinner County Division of Public Well being at 708-836-8600.
Anybody who was on the skilled constructing between 11 a.m. and three:30 p.m. ought to name the Chicago Division of Public Well being at 312-743-7216.
Cook dinner County Well being stated they’re following all acceptable reporting protocols and coordinating with sufferers and employees who had been within the neighborhood of sufferers with measles.
Cook dinner County Well being stated they imagine the chance to employees is low as a result of staff are required to be vaccinated.
“We can not emphasize sufficient how essential vaccination is to stopping the unfold of measles,” the discharge learn. “The measles vaccine is protected and extremely efficient. The vaccine has been used for greater than 50 years and two doses are 97% efficient at stopping measles. Everybody ages one yr outdated and older can and will get vaccinated.”
To be taught extra about how one can get vaccinated, name Cook dinner County Well being at 833-308-1988.