There have been at least 1,309 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. this year. Hundreds or thousands of other families have most likely had their lives upended after being exposed.
For those who didn’t read the article, this isn’t a case of fuck around, find out.
Nine-month-old Hal was recently exposed to measles at day care and can’t go back for almost a full month. He’s not had the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, which isn’t recommended until age 1. When Martin has to return to work, her husband will need to take several unpaid days off to stay home with the boy.
“It just makes me so mad that this is happening,” said Martin, 26, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. “It’s scary because my son is not protected, and I’m having to worry about child care and my job and my husband’s job.” In these situations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends quarantine for 28 days.
They couldn’t get the child vaccinated cause they were too young.
Just an FYI to any parents reading this. Children can get the measles vaccine at 6mo. The normal US vaccine schedule has it later because we had eradicated it.
For those who didn’t read the article, this isn’t a case of fuck around, find out.
They couldn’t get the child vaccinated cause they were too young.
Just an FYI to any parents reading this. Children can get the measles vaccine at 6mo. The normal US vaccine schedule has it later because we had eradicated it.