After Measles Outbreak Traced To Florida Spreads To Multiple States, Critics Blame DeSantis' Vaccine-Skeptic Surgeon Gen [View all]
Health officials have identified Florida as a common link in measles cases reported in at least three other states this year, which has shed light on the early infections that have contributed to the recent surge of this highly contagious virus.
According to communications between local investigators and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Florida Department of Health believes that families from Indiana and Louisiana, who were affected by measles earlier this year, may have come into contact with each other while in the state. Louisiana had previously confirmed that their first two measles cases were linked to travel to another state but did not disclose the specific location. In addition to Indiana and Louisiana, a patient in Ohio also contracted measles after they visited Florida this year.
Emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request reveal discussions among health officials regarding a possible connection between these cases. It remains unclear if these cases are the same as those reported by the Orlando Sentinel last month, which involved an adult and three young children treated at local emergency rooms.
Grant Kemp, deputy press secretary for the Florida Department of Health, highlighted that emphasis on Florida as the epicenter of the measles cases would be deceptive, as other states have also reported infections.
Critics have placed the blame squarely on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who allowed unvaccinated kids to return to schools with measles outbreaks.
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