The Florida Health Department has reported another case of measles in Broward County, bringing the total number of cases to nine.
Six of these cases have been identified at Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that unvaccinated children quarantine for up to 21 days if they have been exposed to the measles virus. However, Florida’s surgean general, Joseph Ladapo, has granted parents the authority to determine how long their children can quarantine.
On Tuesday morning, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz is set to address the increase in cases.
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