QUESTION
What caused the measles outbreak in NYC in 2019?
0:35:41
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Delayed vaccination and increased contact among young children in specific neighborhoods contributed to the 2019 measles outbreak.
- The outbreak occurred in 2019, with a total of 649 cases reported.
- Contributing factors included delayed vaccination in very young children and high contact rates in certain neighborhoods.
- Travel introducing measles into communities with low vaccination coverage was another significant factor.
- The outbreak was declared over by September 2019.
Joann Ariola
0:35:41
In the beginning of the testimony, you said you had a 1649 cases of measles.
0:35:47
What do you attribute that rate of measles to?
0:35:51
That uptick and measles.
Dr. Celia Quinn
0:35:53
So that 649 cases refers to the 2019 outbreak that happened.
0:35:59
It happened in 20 idea.
0:36:00
It was over by the September of 2019 is when that outbreak had ended.
0:36:05
So there were a few things that contributed to that outbreak.
0:36:08
First was delayed vaccination of very young children combined with a lot of contact among children in that age group in looks certain neighborhoods and communities.
0:36:20
And another thing is travel and introducing new cases of measles into communities where there's not a high level of measles coverage.
0:36:28
So that specific number that you're talking about was from the 2019 outbreak.
Joann Ariola
0:36:32
Okay.