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The National Measles Outbreak has Spread to Alaska-Please Get Vaccinated!

By Dr. Anne Zink and Adam Crum, Dr. Lily Lou on Jul 23, 2019   Featured, Health  

The National Measles Outbreak has Spread to Alaska-Please Get Vaccinated!

  On July 16, Alaska became part of the national measles epidemic when measles was diagnosed in an unvaccinated Kenai Peninsula teenager who acquired the illness while traveling in the Lower 48. Most of us today haven’t experienced measles firsthand and some wonder, “What’s the big deal?” Some people may have forgotten how serious measles […]

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