A child in Maine has tested positive for measles, officials said, marking the first case in the state since 2019.
The child who tested positive had received a dose of the measles vaccine, but the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release Friday that it “is considering the child to be infectious out of an abundance of caution.” The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends all children get two doses of the MMR vaccine; the first dose between 12 to 15 months of age and the second between the ages of 4 to 6.
The agency says anyone at the locations should watch for symptoms for 21 days and call a health provider immediately if they experience any symptoms. Babies and young children are more likely to get “very sick” from measles, the Maine CDC said on its Facebook page. The agency said it was still waiting for official confirmation of the positive case from the US CDC, according to the news release. The US CDC said there has been 10 documented cases of measles in eight states so far this year.
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