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Outbreak raises vaccine exemption concerns
Posted: March 27, 2012 - 8:44am
By Jerzy Shedlock peninsulaclarion.com
Peninsula Clarion
State health officials are concerned about the rising number of people seeking vaccination requirement exemptions.
An investigation has revealed a 7-month-old child recently was exposed to chickenpox at home by an older sibling who had a religious exemption from vaccination. That exposure led to an outbreak at a child care facility on the Kenai Peninsula.
The Alaska Section of Epidemiology (SOE) on Nov. 3, 2011 was notified of the outbreak, according to a March SOE bulletin...
Outbreak raises vaccine exemption concerns
Posted: March 27, 2012 - 8:44am
By Jerzy Shedlock peninsulaclarion.com
Peninsula Clarion
State health officials are concerned about the rising number of people seeking vaccination requirement exemptions.
An investigation has revealed a 7-month-old child recently was exposed to chickenpox at home by an older sibling who had a religious exemption from vaccination. That exposure led to an outbreak at a child care facility on the Kenai Peninsula.
The Alaska Section of Epidemiology (SOE) on Nov. 3, 2011 was notified of the outbreak, according to a March SOE bulletin...