Public Health Officials Move To Protect Native Americans Against Measles Outbreak

Public Health Officials Move To Protect Native Americans Against Measles Outbreak

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Native American tribes and health organizations are responding to concerns about low measles vaccination rates and patients’ difficulty getting care as an outbreak of the disease spreads around the country. They’re hosting mobile vaccine clinics, running social media campaigns, making sure health providers are vaccinated, reaching out to the parents of unvaccinated children, and hosting online training sessions. The push to en…

Tribal Health Officials Work to Fill Vaccination Gaps as Measles Outbreak Spreads

The Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board reacted quickly when measles cases began showing up near its headquarters in South Dakota this year. KFF Health News