Neighboring states are also reporting hundreds of cases, with over 3,800 recorded across the country
Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials calculate, making it the largest state outbreak in more than three decades. The benchmark comes as neighboring New York declared a state of emergency about measles rates there.
Pennsylvania’s health department said Monday 1,004 cases of measles had been confirmed. Five Pennsylvania residents have died after contracting the disease, with 198 hospitalizations.
Lancaster county, with sizeable Amish and Mennonite populations, remains the hardest hit, with 391 cases, according to official figures. Cases numbers have risen over the past three months, with the highest number of infections in the 24-49 age range.
Even if you’ve been immunized against measles, check your immunity status. I had to get a booster because the scheduled one didn’t stick.
check your immunity status
Could you elaborate on this?
Blood test to check you have enough antibodies
Fuck’s sake, PA, are you trying to give Florida a run for the money or what?
It’s the religious nuts in the middle of the state.
Don’t forget western PA. It’s called Pennsyltucky for a reason.
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Which’ll it be, fedifolk? Measles, ebola, COVID resurgence or the new unknown virus that escaped the Russian facility recently?
They want to kill 268,000,000 americans.
So, presumably, the answer is “yes.”
