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Mumps outbreak at high school after Independence Day party ? report
12th graders thought to have contracted disease after sharing cups at event; teens suffered only minor symptoms due to inoculation; Health Ministry issues Tel Aviv measles warning
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff Today, 10:18 pm 0
The Health Ministry said there was an outbreak of mumps among students at a high school in the center of the country, even though they had all received the standard vaccination shots against the virus when they were younger, Channel 12 news reported Tuesday.
Up to 20 students in the 12th grade at Maccabim Reut high school caught mumps after apparently sharing drinking cups at an Independence Day party earlier this month, the ministry said.
However, they suffered minor symptoms and none were hospitalized, the TV report noted, assessing that because the mumps vaccination is only 90% successful there is always a possibility some of those vaccinated may catch it...
Mumps outbreak at high school after Independence Day party ? report
12th graders thought to have contracted disease after sharing cups at event; teens suffered only minor symptoms due to inoculation; Health Ministry issues Tel Aviv measles warning
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff Today, 10:18 pm 0
The Health Ministry said there was an outbreak of mumps among students at a high school in the center of the country, even though they had all received the standard vaccination shots against the virus when they were younger, Channel 12 news reported Tuesday.
Up to 20 students in the 12th grade at Maccabim Reut high school caught mumps after apparently sharing drinking cups at an Independence Day party earlier this month, the ministry said.
However, they suffered minor symptoms and none were hospitalized, the TV report noted, assessing that because the mumps vaccination is only 90% successful there is always a possibility some of those vaccinated may catch it...