The City of Chicago announced Monday that everyone at the Pilsen migrant shelter should receive a second measles vaccine dose 28 days after the initial dose.
City officials say this new policy is due to a rise in measles cases among young children at the Halsted Street shelter who had recently received a single dose of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine.The policy aims to provide protection for preschool children, particularly until their immunity to measles is fully developed, and to prevent the potential transmission of the highly contagious virus to other preschool children who have not yet received a second dose of MMR.
Except for medical reasons, all eligible children at the Pilsen shelter have already received at least one vaccine dose. Those who can provide proof of immunity will be permitted to attend school or daycare.The Chicago Department of Public Health has collaborated with numerous community and healthcare partners to facilitate vaccine distribution at new arrival shelters and the landing zone.
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