John Muir Magnet School in Ashland, Oregon has one confirmed case of whooping cough otherwise known as Pertussis. The school sent out a letter to parents warning of a case of the potentially serious condition last Friday. John Muir Magnet…
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Questions Arise After U of O Death
Health officials in Lane County confirmed this week that the bacterial infection meningococcemia is to blame for the death of a University of Oregon student-athlete who passed away last week. Lauren Jones, a freshman on the Ducks…
Religious Exemption on Chopping Block?
In 2012, over 900 Oregonians came down with whooping cough. The highest in half a century. Late in 2014, about 30 children in Jackson county had chicken pox. This year, a Lane county man was diagnosed with measles, the 12th…
Ashland Ground Zero in Vaccine Debate
Ashland is back in the national spotlight. As the community with the least number of vaccinated children in the country, the latest measles outbreak spreading from Disneyland to numerous communities including Eugene begs the question about responsibility for those who…