Measles Outbreaks Lead to Quarantine of Hundreds of Children
Health officials in several states are battling new measles outbreaks, resulting in the quarantine of hundreds of unvaccinated students.
In South Carolina, 153 unvaccinated children are under a 21-day quarantine after exposure to the virus in Greenville and Spartanburg counties. Similarly, in Minnesota, 118 students in the Minneapolis-St Paul area are quarantining after being exposed to a separate outbreak.
The quarantine requires 3 weeks of remote learning, during which families must monitor for symptoms such as fever, rash, cough, and red, watery eyes.
“Communities are having to bear the price of quarantining so many children,”
said Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, director of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
Author's summary: Measles outbreaks quarantine hundreds of unvaccinated children.
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