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Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/05/05/maine-child-tests-positive-for-measles/
Posted 5:25 PM
Updated 3 seconds ago
The state is working to notify anyone who might have come into contact with the unidentified child.
By Staff Report
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday a Maine child has tested positive for meals.
The agency said it is waiting for confirmation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It has notified several facilities where exposure may have occurred and is working with those facilities to inform potentially exposed individuals.
No further information was provided about the child.
The child tested positive despite having received a dose of measles vaccine, the CDC said. It is not possible to contract meals from the vaccine. Maine CDC is considering the child to be infectious out of an abundance of caution.
Individuals who were at the following locations during the times listed below were potentially exposed to meals and are being advised by the CDC to take precautions:
• Family Time Dine and Play at Auburn Mall in Auburn, April 29, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Clear Choice MD in Scarborough (273 Payne Road), May 1, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Hannaford on Cottage Road in South Portland (Mill Creek Hannaford), May 1, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Mercy Fore River Emergency Department, May 2, 7:45 p.m. to midnight
• Mercy Fore River Emergency Department, May 3, Midnight to 3:30 a.m...
Posted 5:25 PM
Updated 3 seconds ago
The state is working to notify anyone who might have come into contact with the unidentified child.
By Staff Report
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday a Maine child has tested positive for meals.
The agency said it is waiting for confirmation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It has notified several facilities where exposure may have occurred and is working with those facilities to inform potentially exposed individuals.
No further information was provided about the child.
The child tested positive despite having received a dose of measles vaccine, the CDC said. It is not possible to contract meals from the vaccine. Maine CDC is considering the child to be infectious out of an abundance of caution.
Individuals who were at the following locations during the times listed below were potentially exposed to meals and are being advised by the CDC to take precautions:
• Family Time Dine and Play at Auburn Mall in Auburn, April 29, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Clear Choice MD in Scarborough (273 Payne Road), May 1, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Hannaford on Cottage Road in South Portland (Mill Creek Hannaford), May 1, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Mercy Fore River Emergency Department, May 2, 7:45 p.m. to midnight
• Mercy Fore River Emergency Department, May 3, Midnight to 3:30 a.m...