CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Chicago’s measles outbreak continues to grow.
The city confirmed two new cases Wednesday, with one involving another CPS student.
Of the 10 people who’ve contracted measles in the city, one is a student at Cooper Dual Language Academy in Pilsen, and one attends Armour Elementary in Bridgeport.
The Chicago Department of Public Health said both are in quarantine, and so must the roughly 900 new arrivals staying at the Pilsen shelter who have just been vaccinated against the highly contagious disease.
The state is moving pregnant women and babies who have been exposed to unnamed hotels. Public health leaders said the virus had already been in the city and one of the cases has no connection to migrants.
Health officials say they have vaccinated nearly 900 people since the weekend, with no refusals. But doctors say it can take two weeks for the vaccine to take full effect.
Doctor Alex Sloboda with the city’s Department of Public Health said the symptoms of measles include coughing, runny nose, red and watery eyes, fever and, of course, the telltale rash.
He said people with measles tend to be contagious four days before the rash stage and four days after.
“If you have no symptoms, you’re not going to be spreading measles,” Sloboda said.
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