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Kansas One of Few States Without Measles

Kansas One of Few States Without Measles

Kansas One of Few States Without Measles

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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