Florida School Rocked by More Cases of Measles as Parents Skip Vax
An elementary school in Florida has been hit with a measles outbreak that’s made six students sick, a concerning trend that experts say may soon be seen elsewhere in the country as vaccination numbers against the disease continue to lag.
The outbreak comes weeks after a nationwide alert was sent to physicians warning of an uptick in cases, which have also been reported this year in Arizona, California, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
While measles cases are popping up across the country, nowhere has been hit as hard as Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston, just west of Fort Lauderdale. There, a single case reported Thursday spiraled into a half-dozen infected students by Tuesday evening.