CDPH says 10 total measles cases have been identified, 8 in Pilsen migrant shelterThe measles outbreak in Chicago continues to rise, with cases reported at Cooper Dual Language Academy and Armour Elementary.
"It makes me so mad," Gabriela Herrera, grandparent of CPS students. "I am very disappointed, and the city is not doing a very good job at all." State officials are moving families who have been exposed to measles from shelters to unnamed hotels, specifically pregnant women and babies who are not able to be vaccinated. Babies are recommended to get their first dose of the measles vaccine when they are 12 to 15 months old, according to the CDC.
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