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Measles outbreak presents threat to University
University's Health Center advises reventative vaccinations
By D.in Fisler
I mrrald Reporter
I'hr l ’niviTsitv is .<t high risk
lor .1 measles outbreak and tti«*
SI tident Health denier is Irving
lo avoid it with a second hum
sirs vac» illation
( urrenlk enrolled students
horn after in »7 are advised h\
the Oregon Health Department
to obtain .1 sec ond dose of tnea
sirs vacc ine Starling in I all
l't'Hi students applying 11» the
l mvrrsitv will he recpiired to
show proof of receiving two
vaccinations as ,| < ondition for
<1(1 mission
I'hi; measles requirement < .111
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While the set unit v.ii i I lie is
ret iimmeniled fur 1 iirrent slu
dents it vvill lie rei|trired III In
title ,i|i|)ln .lilts tu the t 'mversi
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Nell I\ .idlllltteil students
W It 111 lilt 1111 •< it III .1 selllllli illlse
1 mild li.ive then sulisei jtienl
winter term regislrulinii held
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111> .iftri .1 one tiTin grai e peri
nd said Dr lames |a< kson
health i enter direr lor
\ notn e nt the new require
ment is mi lulled in the .idmis
sum |i.ii kels going uul to newly
admitted students
'Over the past live years it's
hei nine apparent college stu
dents are at .1 histnrn al risk Inr
measles said Dr David Idem
tiling assistant stale epnli mini
ogisl for the Oregon Health De
part ment
Nationally , outbreaks m cur
in two populations young
non-immuni/.eil pre si hool
aged i hihiren and older, lininii
ni/eil high si hoiii and college
aged populations s.iid ) I ■ 11
Hi a rati I mid ser\ ii es puhl ii
health edui ator v\ ith the ( lie
gnu I lealtli I kep.irtment
“((ail lege populations) live
ill a high i out,li t aiea I hr
measles vaiiine given in the
early 70s IS not as ellei liye as
the i urreiil vai i me so that
makes them a prime target
(•'lemming said
t he vat i me administered up
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ss.is developed Hei rail said
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m bool immunization laws did
not go into effei I in mans stales
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si bool, ss ithout optimal s at
i ine t overage lift rail said
Measles is probably the
most i ontagious disease
knots n aftei 11tiy> people up to
age or t I |ai kson said
II someone's ss ithin shout
mg distant e ol ol someone else
ssilh measles, lie's probably go
mg to get them |ai kson saitl
Although no i ases base been
reported at the I ins ersils . it s
just a matter ol lime |,ii kson
saitl partn sil.itIs alter an out
break it Southern Oregon State
( ollege last April and Mas
I lie ilutbreak ot t lined to
svard the end of st bool ss lien
tise student teat hers t ontr.it ted
measles saitl l)r (lien Shipley,
duet tor ol the student health
t enter at St )S(
I he teat hers their students
anti entire resident:!' floors bail
to be immunized, swamping
the health t enter ill tile pro
t ess Shipley saitl
It there is a ease, all hell
breaks loose We would be obli
gated to sat tmale.' Jat kson
saitl
"Measles is not a benign ills
ease |at kson saitl adding
that ot about 12.000 reported
t ases m the Dotted States last
year, 40 people tlietl from meil
sles the highest toll in 1H
years
About 10 pen ent ol the pen
pit* ssilh measles mas tiesclop
i nmplii alums ),u kson saitl
adding that adults develop
mine ( omplic ations
()nr < umpli( ill ion is mflam
illation of the lining of Ihi'
brain \\ liu h may potentially
i atisr br.iin damage. |ac kson
said
An immunization waiver will
be available for the measles it
there is a medical exemption
based on medical contraindica
lion in ai i ordain e \\ ith the Ad
visorv Committee on Immuni
zation Practices ol the I'S
Public I lealth Servic e. accord
mg to a student health i enter
press release
A waiver will also be avail
able for a religious exemption
based on a person's adherence
to a religion, the teaching ol
which are opposed to immuni
zation. according to the release
In addition, no requirement
lor measles vaccine will he on
forced for summer term only
students
The new requirement is
based on the following recom
mendation b\ health agencies
including The Oregon I’uhlii
Health Department. The Amen
i an Ac adentv of Pediatric s. I he
Advisory Committee on Imniu
nization Prac tu es. and I'he
American College Health Asso
elation.
The Oregon Public Health
Department is now requiring a
sec ond dose of measles vac c me
to be given to Oregon children
b\ the age of \2 years llowev
er. the1 Universitv will not have
a ieduced risk to a measles out
break lor another seven years
unless a second vacc itie is re
quired ac cording to the re
lease
Measles vacc me is available
u ithoul appointment at the
Hniversity health center for
about $22. |ac kson said "We're
trying to lake a pro -ac live
stand ' he added
I or further information, slu
dents c an call the health c entei
at (>8*> -444 I
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