Important Takeaways:

• A recent uptick in measles cases has physicians and public health officials worried about protecting young children from infection
• The CDC recently sent team to the Chicago, where the Department of Public Health confirmed five measles cases, four of which were identified in a shelter housing recently arrived migrants.
• At Sacramento’s UC Davis Medical Center emergency department, one infected child may have exposed some 300 people to the virus.
• Meanwhile, potentially hundreds of people in Michigan were exposed to the virus in late February and early March at two hospital emergency departments, two urgent care centers, and a pharmacy
• A total of 17 states have reported 45 measles cases this year as of March 7, the CDC reported. In all of 2023, there were 58 cases.
• Global measles cases are up because of the disruption in routine vaccination due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, misinformation has also been playing a role, the experts noted.

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