Vaccines urged amidst rise in Measles and Mpox cases – WSET

Vaccines urged amidst rise in Measles and Mpox cases

by Brittany Slaughter

FILE- Vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine sit in a cooler at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y., March 27, 2019. A midwife on New York's Long Island, who gave nearly 1,500 children homeopathic pellets instead of required vaccinations, has been fined $300,000, the state's health department announced this week. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

(WSET)

Health officials are urging you to get vaccinated amid a rise in Measles and MPOX, otherwise known as Monkey Pox cases.

According to the Virginia Department of Health, there has been an increase in the diseases globally and in Virginia.

As of March, there were five Mpox cases and one case of Measles in Virginia.

Cynthia Morrow is the Health District Director for Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts, she said vaccination is a choice, but key to prevention.

"As long as people understand the risks of not getting vaccinated and they make that informed choice, that is their decision. Thankfully, at the population level we still have very high rates of vaccinations particularly for measles," Morrow said.

Morrow said Measles is one of the most contagious viruses, but she doesn't expect widespread cases due to high enough vaccination rates.

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