11% Unvaxxed In Florida School’s Measles Outbreak

February 20, 2024 Medicine, Science

Miami’s ABC affiliate reports:

Officials with Broward County Public Schools announced a fifth confirmed measles case at an elementary school in Weston Monday. The additional case at Manatee Bay Elementary School, located at 19200 Manatee Isles Drive, adds to the four reported since Friday. The Florida Department of Health is working to track down the origin of the case cluster. While two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are required to attend Florida public schools, parents can seek religious or medical exemptions. The South Florida cases come amid a worldwide surge in cases as vaccination rates decline.

Ars Technica reports:



According to a Broward County vaccine study reported by the local CBS outlet, only 89.31 percent of students at Manatee Bay Elementary School were fully immunized in the 2023/2024 school year, which is significantly lower than the target vaccination coverage of 95 percent. The school currently has 1,067 students enrolled, suggesting that up to 114 students are vulnerable to the infection based on their vaccination status.

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