En respuesta al continuo brote de sarampión, los funcionarios de la ciudad están acelerando el proceso para que los inmigrantes que viven en un refugio densamente poblado en el Lower West Side estén completamente vacunados y protegidos contra la enfermedad.
Chicago Public Schools confirmed in an email late Wednesday afternoon that a student at Cooper Dual Language Elementary Academy developed measles on Monday, following several cases that emerged over the last week.
Johnson told reporters some migrant shelter residents who were issued 60-day notices to vacate by Saturday will receive “exemptions.” Others without those privileges will be forced to leave.
There are no reported cases of measles – so far – at the shelter in Oak Park where the village is housing asylum-seeking migrants, but the village is paying close attention to the cases of the communicable disease that continue to pop up in at least one shelter in Chicago. “With five confirmed measles cases in nearby Chicago in recent weeks, Oak Park health officials are closely monitoring the spread of this contagious respiratory disease, and keeping in communication with city, county and state and public health representatives. To date, there are no confirmed cases in Oak Park,” according to […]