The national measles outbreak has not hit Kansas yet, but it has come close with cases reported in neighboring Oklahoma, Missouri and Colorado. Kansas health officials say they think a case in Kansas looks nearly inevitable given that more than 1,000 measles cases have been reported so far across the nation. Kansas is in a shrinking minority of states without cases. The state’s annual survey of kindergarten student vaccination rates suggests some counties do better than others at getting children their potentially life-saving shots. While Kansas requires shots against illnesses such as measles, whooping cough and polio for school attendance, a recent survey shows 15% of kindergartners last year weren’t up to date on those vaccines.
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