Health officials in Contra Costa County have confirmed a measles infection in a person who was mingling in public places for about a week before being discovered.
Contra Costa Health is notifying the public about the infection and said people may have been exposed at several locations in Walnut Creek and Lafayette between Dec. 17 and Dec. 24.
The infected person was at the Anthropologie store on South Main Street in Walnut Creek on Dec. 17 or Dec. 19, at the Macy’s and ALO stores at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek and the Apple Store on South Main Street in Walnut Creek on Dec. 18.
They were also at STAT Med on Mount Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette on Dec. 21 and the Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Emergency Department on South Main Street on Dec. 23 and Dec. 24.
“People who were at these locations during the dates listed above may be at risk of developing measles, especially if unvaccinated, pregnant or immunocompromised,” county health officials said in a news release Monday.
“Measles can develop seven to 21 days after exposure. If you were at these locations during these times, you should confirm with your healthcare provider that you have been fully vaccinated against measles or have had measles infection in the past.”
Measles is a highly contagious respiratory virus that can linger in the air or on surfaces for over an hour after a contagious person leaves the area, according to health officials.
Also, someone can spread the virus even before they develop symptoms, which include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a rash.
People who have not done so already are encouraged to get two doses of the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine.
“A large majority” or county residents have been given the MMR vaccine, which lasts a lifetime and greatly reduces one’s vulnerability to the disease, county officials said.
As of Dec. 23, 2,012 confirmed measles cases were reported in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with 24 of those being in California.
I had measles when I was about 5 or 6 years old, and it wasn’t any fun to say the least. As a kid, I also had mumps and chicken pox. Of the three, chicken pox was the worst. I have to envy the kids who have been able to get vaccinated against these and a number of other diseases. I feel sorry for the kids whose parents refuse to get them vaccinated.
I had measles, mumps, chicken pox, as well as pink eye, all in the first grade. Oddly enough, I got measles again while in boot camp. And that was after I had walked the gauntlet of air-powered shot pistols.
I can remember when getting the smallpox vaccination meant getting jabbed with broken glass, but the polio vaccine came on a sugar cube.
MAKE AMERICA SICK AGAIN! THANK YOU TRUMP AND JFK JR.
Correction: RFK RJ
In this case you cannot blame Trump and RFK Jr., diseases like measles and
tuberculosis are being brought into the country as a consequence of Biden’s open
border policy.
Your correction is incorrect too.
Who is “RJ” ?
Maybe the “thumbs down” brainiacs can tell me…..
To the dim bulb liberal TV informed blamers – The anti-vaxers were around long long before the current scapegoats for your problems.
Yeah I’m sure the millions of illegal and unvaccinated immigrants pouring across our border had nothing to do with it, right Paul ? Oh and stop yelling.
Any normal person, and especially those who in is/was in healthcare field, knows that disease spread; vaccines stop the spread. But some of these people goes against the logic and support Trump and RFK jr who make America sick again by trying to eliminate vaccination as much as possible. But as always, we can all blame the undocumented immigrants-who does most of the work in the country for low wages.
The vaccines need to be safe in the first place. Not rushed out without thorough testing and not experimental in any way. Then there is always the case that some people may be allergic to something in the vaccines.
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On the other issue, why are undocumented immigrants coming to the US to work for low wages (usually lower than minimum wage) in the first place? There used to be programs (when I was a kid) for farm workers to come from Mexico to the US to help with harvests. Otherwise it’s just another form of slavery at the behest of the rich.
If all the illegals in this country are so needed to do all the work here, why does it cost the working citizen taxpayers over One hundred and fifty billion dollars a year to support them?You really do live in a fantasy world.
Those look like some dog toys I have for the puppy.