Ind. Measles Outbreak, Linked to Super Bowl, Raise...

Published Feb 20 2012 by PBS

Ind. Measles Outbreak, Linked to Super Bowl, Raises Vaccination Concerns

By: Allie Morris

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The crowds and teams may have long departed Indiana after Super Bowl XLVI, but something else has lingered: an outbreak of measles.

Two days before the big game, two people infected with the virus visited the Super Bowl Village together...

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"It's very difficult, if not impossible for public health officials to regulate that type of thing" Moss said...

Ind. Measles Outbreak, Linked to Super Bowl, Raises Vaccination Concerns [PBS - Feb 20 2012]

...Moss said. "It comes back to the question of how do people protect themselves. It's relatively simple: They need to be vaccinated with the measles vaccine."

Ind. Measles Outbreak, Linked to Super Bowl, Raises Vaccination Concerns [PBS - Feb 20 2012]

"At a sporting event like the Super Bowl, you are going to have a whole mix of different people gathering" said Dr. William Moss...

Ind. Measles Outbreak, Linked to Super Bowl, Raises Vaccination Concerns [PBS - Feb 20 2012]

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First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 2 Documents

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First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 2 Documents

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