The Measles case in Lakewood has been confirmed.
The New Jersey Department of Health is warning residents about the case of measles—a highly contagious disease— who could have possibly exposed others to the infection while in Ocean County between October 13 and October 21, 2018. Testing at CDC has confirmed the infection. The individual developed symptoms after international travel to Israel, where there has been an increase in measles cases.
Anyone who visited the following locations may have been exposed to measles:
*Shul Satmar, 405 Forest Avenue, Lakewood, NJ 08701 October 13-October 21 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily
*Eat a Pita, 116 Clifton Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701 on October 15 between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
*CHEMED Health Center, 1771 Madison Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701 October 17 between 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. October 18 between 10:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
The Department is working in collaboration with the Ocean County Health Department to identify additional exposures that could have occurred. In the event that additional exposures are identified, an update will be provided.
The Department recommends that anyone who visited the location listed above during the specified date/time should contact a health provider immediately to discuss potential exposure and risk of developing the illness. If you have been exposed, you are at risk if you have not been vaccinated or have not had measles. Individuals potentially exposed, if infected, could develop symptoms as late as November 11.
Anyone who suspects an exposure is urged to call a health care provider before going to a medical office or emergency department. Special arrangements can be made for evaluation while also protecting other patients and medical staff from possible infection.
Measles symptoms include rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes. It can cause serious complications such as pneumonia and encephalitis (swelling of the brain). Measles infection in a pregnant woman can lead to miscarriage, premature birth or a low-birth-weight baby. Measles is easily spread through the air when someone coughs or sneezes. People can also get sick when they come in contact with mucus or saliva from an infected person.
Anyone who has not been vaccinated or has not had measles is at risk if they are exposed. “Two doses of measles vaccine are about 97 percent effective in preventing measles,” said Dr. Christina Tan, state epidemiologist.
“We urge everyone to check to make sure they and their family members are up-to-date on measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine and all other age-appropriate immunizations. Getting vaccinated not only protects you, it protects others around you who are too young to get the vaccine or can’t receive it for medical reasons. If you’re planning an international trip, the World Health Organization recommends that adults or adolescents unsure of their immune status get a dose of measles vaccine before traveling,” Dr. Tan added.
Before international travel:
Infants 6 through 11 months of age should receive one dose of MMR vaccine. Infants who get one dose of MMR vaccine before their first birthday should get two more doses (one dose at 12 through 15 months of age and another dose separated by at least 28 days).
Children 1 year and older should receive two doses of MMR vaccine, separated by at least 28 days.
Teenagers and adults who do not have evidence of immunity against measles should get two doses of MMR vaccine separated by at least 28 days.
Question: I believe they vaccinate is Israel just as much as here, so why would there be more measles there? Also, is everyone sure that measles is as scary as it sounds here, or are all these warning from the CDC just pro-vaccine-INDUSTRY propaganda? See the Book Dissolving Illusions, then you won’t be so scared of measles. See also The Infant Survival Guide, where you’ll see that a mother’s nutritional health has MUCH to do with baby’s – and this applies to each and every expectant mother!!! (And BTW, the time to start is long before, and for everyone, the time is now!!!
@Question for Pro vaccine. So what you’re saying is that you know better than all the doctors who spent years studying these things because you read one book. Lol. How naive of you. I hope nobody listens to your garbage filled drivel.
@trust the pros
Doctors spent years studying but not these things. They dont study vaccines safety they are just told what schedule to follow
#doyourownresearch
I’m a medical student, and yes, we do spend a lot of time talking about the standards for vaccine safety. They are actually held to a much higher standard than many other medications because they’re so widely distributed and used. With other medications, a moderately serious side effect that affects 2-3% of people who use it is sometimes acceptable because it’ll still be rare. However, since vaccines are given to so many people, even a 2-3% moderate to serious side effect profile is considered unsafe. Don’t comment on medical school education unless you’ve done it, please.
Can we please know which places this person with measles visited or shopped after he came back from overseas so that we know to avoid those places?
The measles KILLS. What @Question for pro vaccine is saying is not only uneducated and ignorant, it’s also extremely dangerous. Forget your own kids for a second. Although they’re in danger of contracting a terrible illness that might kill them, they also run the risk of transmitting the disease to a kid on chemo, an elderly person, or someone like me on immunosuppressants. The only reason why there’s an anti vaccination movement now is because parents aren’t old enough to remember these diseases killing and crippling people. My wife is a med student, and she’s done enough research on vaccinations in premed. Doctors know what they are talking about. You don’t.
Doctors spend years studying but they only learn what they are taught in school. They don’t learn vaccine safety just the schedule and how to administer them. Please don’t trust blindly. @Klein it won’t help you to avoid those places now the germs he left there are long gone!! The person with measles is probably long healed & back to work. Let’s not overreact its just measles.
Hahaha it’s funny how the whole town is petrified from a virus that couple years ago it was nothing at all. The media are geniuses!! in couple years they probably are going to come out with a vaccine against runny noses..
The funny part is to make more money they are telling the adults to also get shots!
Please all you pro vaxxers stop being so naive and letting this mafia make billions on our (you’re) back.
Doctors don’t just learn the schedule. What is taught in medical school is an understanding between the human body and these drugs. It’s a class called pharmacology. Also, “Let’s not overreact it’s just the measles”, ARE YOU INSANE?? Some complications include pneumonia, encephalitis, and deafness. It can cause permanent brain damage, something I’m sure you’re familiar with if that’s your attitude. Also, @Blindness, *your. Grow up kids, it’s just a needle.
I’m a medical student, and yes, we do spend a lot of time talking about the standards for vaccine safety. They are actually held to a much higher standard than many other medications because they’re so widely distributed and used. With other medications, a moderately serious side effect that affects 2-3% of people who use it is sometimes acceptable because the side effects will still be rare. However, since vaccines are given to so many people, even a 2-3% moderate to serious side effect profile is considered unsafe. We have had many sessions on how vaccines work and how to evaluate their safety and necessity in different patient populations. Don’t comment on medical school education unless you’ve done it, please.
As the wife of a doctor and former medical student I can say that med school is grueling. It’s years and years of hard work. It is also extremely difficult to get into med-school. Those that do get in and make it thru the years of schooling+residency are from the highest IQs in the country. They are smart, curious, thinking, capable people. They most certainly are not brainwash material. There is no way that a book, any book, that approaches medicine from the top down can give anyone the knowledge that a dr has after spending years on the human body from the cellular molecular level on up. It’s like reading Physics for Dummies and calling yourself a physicist. It really just displays your ignorance.
Also, I’m also curious to know when I can expect those so called “vaccine kick-backs” to start because we can really use some help with those student loans.