"An unvaccinated child in Connecticut has been diagnosed with measles, public health officials confirmed, the state's first confirmed case of the highly contagious disease since 2021. The child, who is under the age of 10, lives in Fairfield County, the Connecticut Department of Public Health announced last week. The child had recently travelled internationally before showing symptoms including cough, runny nose, congestion, fever, and eventually a full-body rash."
""One dose of measles vaccine is about 93 percent effective, while two doses are about 97 percent effective." The United States has seen a record high 1,912 measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, the CDC reported. As of July 7, this year has also reported the most cases in more than 30 years, according to the International Vaccine Access Center."
An unvaccinated child under age 10 in Fairfield County, Connecticut contracted measles after recent international travel and developed cough, runny nose, congestion, fever and a full-body rash. One MMR vaccine dose is about 93% effective and two doses about 97% effective. The United States has reported a record 1,912 measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, and this year has recorded the most cases in over 30 years. A West Texas outbreak earlier this year produced hundreds of cases primarily among unvaccinated children, with about one in five unvaccinated people diagnosed hospitalized. Health authorities emphasize on-time vaccination to protect children and vulnerable populations.
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