Anonymous
Source: SB County Public Health Deapartment
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department (PHD) has confirmed one additional case of measles in a local resident reporting international travel. The person with measles is an unvaccinated adult exposed to measles outside of Santa Barbara County. The individual has been in isolation since June 5, 2019. Further information about the individual will not be released for reasons of medical privacy.
Individuals who are not immune to measles AND who visited the sites below at the dates and times indicated may be at risk of developing measles due to exposure and should watch for symptoms of the illness. Common symptoms of measles include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes, and a rash, which can appear 7 to 21 days after the exposure. If you develop these symptoms, call your doctor right away. It is very important to call ahead to any medical facility before going there and to tell them that you may have been exposed to measles so that the facility can take measures to protect other patients and visitors.
The Public Health Department is asking people who may have been at the following locations on the dates and times indicated to check whether they are immune and to consult their primary care provider if they may be at risk:
Friday, May 31, 2019
• 12 – 3 p.m. | Norvell Bass Cleaners, 3323 State St., Santa Barbara
• 2 – 5 p.m. | Macy’s, 3805 State St., Santa Barbara
• 3 – 5:30 p.m. | Skin Deep Spa, 3405 State St., Santa Barbara
• 6 – 10 p.m. | Helena Bakery / Les Marchands, 131 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara
• 8 – 11 p.m. | Santa Barbara Wine Therapy, 732 State St., Santa Barbara
Individuals who received two doses of measles vaccine (“MMR vaccine”) are considered to be protected against measles. However, unvaccinated persons and those with weakened immune systems are advised to review the list of sites and times individuals may have been exposed.
The Public Health Department urges community members to locate their measles immunization records and/or work with their healthcare provider to determine if measles vaccination is necessary.
The PHD investigates all contacts the person may have had to prevent any additional spread of measles. PHD also communicates with local healthcare providers to ensure timely identification of illness and to prevent the spread of disease.
For more information about measles, please visit https://countyofsb.org/phd/measles2019/.
To see Edhat’s article on the first case of measles click here.
Nice to have such a leisurely schedule while you potentially infect everyone around you on your “spa day”.
Can’t wait until next year when having the Plague becomes all the rage after some B-Movie actress tells Ellen that it helped her get to her bikini weight.
If you are not vaccinated, you are a potential “Typhoid Mary”. That means that you may be spreading whatever the disease is wherever you go. Since some are unable to pay for their own care and become a lifelong public expense, public health becomes the issue and the public has a right to demand vaccination or absence from all public venues which would be uninforceable.
Terminating a pregnancy is a personal decision. Not getting vaccinated puts others at risk. The logic of your argument doesn’t quite hold up.
There are more vaccines now then there were in the 50’s. The progression of science is a wonderful thing.
In 2011, the WHO estimated that 158,000 deaths were caused by measles. This is down from 630,000 deaths in 1990. As of 2018, measles remains a leading cause of vaccine-preventable deaths in the world. If we weren’t better immunized we’d have rates like those around the world.
You can choose not to vaccinate your children – just don’t send them to public school where they can be a danger to others. You can discuss your opinions with your doctor or pediatrician, but you are likely to be told you are wrong.
I’m sorry but no one is buying the big pharma conspiracy issue who is actually educated on the subject and not relying on shock data from unverified sources or non peer reviewed studies.