ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – El Paso’s Measles Outbreak
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- As of Friday, April 25, the El Paso Department of Health has reported 22 confirmed cases of measles. Of all of the cases, only three are either partially or fully vaccinated.
Sunday on ABC-7 Xtra, I sit down with El Paso Health Authority Doctor Hector Ocaranza and Doctor Ogechika Alozie, ABC-7 Medical Contributor with Sunset West Health to discuss the outbreak. Why are there so many cases now when there haven't been in the past? How does misinformation play into whether people get vaccinated for measles? Could we see a spike in cases over the summer and into the fall? We'll have the answers to those questions and many more, Sunday night at 10:35, right after ABC-7 at Ten Weekend.
UPDATE: If you haven't been vaccinated for measles - the vaccine is commonly called MMR for measles, mumps and rubella - the City of El Paso's four health clinics have the vaccine available now.
You can set an appointment at the lower valley clinic on Alameda by calling 915-212-0758. You can call the Henderson clinic on South Mesa street at 915-252-0756
The westside clinic on Remcon Circle can be reached at 915-212-8890, and the northeast clinic on Railroad Drive's phone number is 915-212-6626.
All of the clinics are open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They're closed for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. and they are not open Saturday or Sunday.
