Wyandotte County offers low-cost measles vaccine to prevent outbreak - The Iola Register

FAQ: What to know about measles as virus moves closer to JoCo

By Suzanne King At the start of May, federal health officials had confirmed 935 cases of measles since the start of the year. That number, which includes 46 cases in southwest Kansas and two cases so far in Missouri, continues to grow. Health officials worry that falling immunization rates among children have left certain communities […]

Wyandotte County offers low-cost measles vaccine to prevent outbreak - The Iola Register

Wyandotte County health officials are offering vaccine services as measles cases move north from southwest Kansas. WYANDOTTE COUNTY — Although Wyandotte County has yet to see a reported measles outbreak, public health officials are readying public guidance and offering vaccine services as the disease inches north from southwest Kansas. As of May 7, Kansas’s 48 reported measles cases remained among eight counties in the state’s southwest corner, …

Kansas measles total grows to 56, with most cases part of outbreak

The state's outbreak cases span 8 counties in the southwestern part of Kansas.