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July 07, 2003
U.S. IMMUNIZATION NEWS
“Parents in Jackson County Rush to Immunize Children Against Pertussis”
Associated Press (www.ap.org) (07/06/03)
Since early May, 11 cases of pertussis have been confirmed in Jackson
County, Ore., with 50 more presumptive cases, and hundreds of parents have
brought their children in for immunizations against whooping cough. County
public health nurses administered 339 vaccinations during May and June, a
nearly 90 percent increase over the same period in 2002. No new cases have
shown up for almost two weeks, according to public health nurse Viki
Barbour, and public health officials are hoping that the outbreak is
waning. Public health workers have contacted over 600 people to tell them
that they or their children could have been exposed.
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