Letter: Unvaccinated illegal immigrants measles reason?

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At the same time, the Ministry of Health is reporting an increase in the incidence of the disease and is urging the public to get vaccinated. According to the ministry, since the start of the measles outbreak in Israel three months ago, 245 patients have been diagnosed, of whom 91 are active patients and about half of them were diagnosed in the past week.

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12 children under the age of 6 are currently hospitalized, all unvaccinated • Three are in intensive care - two in serious condition and one is connected to an ACMO machine • Most of the recently diagnosed patients are from the Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh areas • 87% of all patients are children, most of whom have not been vaccinated • The Ministry of Health calls on parents to complete routine vaccinations, especially the measles vaccine

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The Ministry of Health announced today (Thursday) that since the measles outbreak began in Israel about three months ago, 245 patients have been diagnosed, of whom 91 are active patients, about half of whom were diagnosed in the past week. Most of the patients diagnosed recently are from the Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh areas. It was also said that there are about 12 hospitalized children, all under the age of 6. Three of them are in intensive car…