Author: Molly Harbarger | The Oregonian/OregonLive / Source: oregonlive.com
An unvaccinated child has measles, according to Clark County Public Health, bringing the outbreak count up to 22.
A Monday update from the health department also says:
- Due to the size of the outbreak, the public health department will send an automated call starting Tuesday to people who have been identified as possibly exposed to measles. Not everyone who may have been exposed will receive the call. The call will come from the Clark County call center at 360-397-8021. Most people will be called at 10:30 a.m. There will be a second round of calls at 1 p.m. for people not reached the first time. The recording will gather information about whether the person who is called has shown symptoms of measles.
- The health department has also added three more locations to where people might have been exposed to measles:
Since Jan. 1, 21 children have been infected with measles — the majority of them younger than…
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