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4 fully vaccinated people in Pa. are sick with measles, including 1 in Lancaster County
LancasterOnline • • health
Key Points:
- Four Pennsylvania residents, including one from Lancaster County, who were fully vaccinated with two doses of the MMR vaccine have contracted measles during the statewide outbreak, marking the first such cases this year.
- The outbreak has sickened 676 people statewide, with 295 cases in Lancaster County alone, and a record 49 new cases reported in Lancaster County over a recent seven-day period.
- Health officials emphasize that while vaccinated individuals can still contract measles, their illness is typically milder and less likely to cause serious complications compared to unvaccinated individuals.
- Two infants in Lancaster County died with measles this year, though only one death has been confirmed as measles-associated; the other infant tested positive but died from a ruptured spleen.
- Pennsylvania is experiencing one of the highest measles case counts in the nation this year, potentially surpassing South Carolina, which previously led with 671 cases reported.
