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Carson City Health and Human Services extends hours for measles vaccinations
Carson City Health and Human Services is offering extended walk-in immunization hours for those that have never been vaccinated against measles or are unsure of their vaccination status. Clinic hours at the 900 E. Long Street facility will be extended to 6 p.m. Thursday Feb. 19 and Feb. 26. No appointment needed.
Regular hours for CCHHS’s walk-in clinics: Carson City − Thursdays from 8:30-11:30 a.m. & 1:00-4:30 p.m. at 900 E. Long Street, and in Gardnerville − Mondays from 1:00-4:30 p.m., 1538 Highway 395 N.
For questions or further information call 887-2190. Information is also available at www.gethealthycarsoncity.org/measles.
Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by a virus. It spreads through the air through coughing and sneezing. Measles starts with a fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and sore throat, and is followed by a rash that spreads all over the body.
About three out of 10 people who get measles will develop one or more complications including pneumonia, ear infections, diarrhea, brain swelling and death. Measles can be especially serious for children younger than 5 years old.
Measles can be prevented with the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine. One dose of MMR vaccine is about 93 percent effective at preventing measles if exposed to the virus, and two doses are about 97 percent effective. The MMR vaccine is proven to be very safe and effective. Getting the MMR vaccine is much safer than getting measles, and most people who get MMR vaccine do not have any serious problems with it.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends all children get two doses of MMR vaccine, starting with the first dose at 12 through 15 months of age, and the second dose at 4 through 6 years of age. Children can receive the second dose earlier as long as it is at least 28 days after the first dose. Students at post-high school educational institutions who do not have evidence of immunity against the measles need two doses of MMR vaccine, separated by at least 28 days.
All healthcare workers need to have documentation that they are immune against measles. The CDC assumes that all individuals born before 1957 have been exposed to the measles and do not need to be vaccinated. Adults born after 1957 who do not have evidence of immunity against the measles should get at least one dose of MMR vaccine.
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