COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Central Ohio officials are warning
that children without mumps vaccinations might have to miss weeks of
school if an outbreak of the illness hits classrooms.
More than
200 cases of the contagious viral illness, with more than 130 of those
linked to Ohio State University, have been reported this year.
The Columbus Dispatch reports Wednesday (http://bit.ly/1ePHzDh ) that the health
commissioners for Columbus and Franklin County wrote letters to schools encouraging vaccinations.
The
letters also advise parents that unvaccinated students might have to
stay home 25 days or longer if clusters of mumps cases begin showing up
in schools.
Officials have urged residents of the region to make
sure they’ve been inoculated with two doses of the measles, mumps and
rubella vaccine.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com
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reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Central Ohio officials are warning
that children without mumps vaccinations might have to miss weeks of
school if an outbreak of the illness hits classrooms.
More than
200 cases of the contagious viral illness, with more than 130 of those
linked to Ohio State University, have been reported this year.
The Columbus Dispatch reports Wednesday (http://bit.ly/1ePHzDh ) that the health
commissioners for Columbus and Franklin County wrote letters to schools encouraging vaccinations.
The
letters also advise parents that unvaccinated students might have to
stay home 25 days or longer if clusters of mumps cases begin showing up
in schools.
Officials have urged residents of the region to make
sure they’ve been inoculated with two doses of the measles, mumps and
rubella vaccine.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.