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Local schools face measles threat, even with high vaccination rates - The Daily Tar Heel <br />https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2019/09/school-vaccines-0917[9/18/2019 1:32:16 PM] <br />Privacy - Terms <br />× <br /> <br />Buy Photos <br />9/16/2019, 10:43PM <br />Local schools face measles threat, even with high vaccination <br />rates <br />BY ELIZABETH HOLMES <br />Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report last month confirming over 1,200 individual <br />cases of measles in 31 different states since the beginning of the year, the highest number of cases reported <br />in the U.S. since 1992. <br />Although North Carolina is not currently among the long list of states affected by the measles outbreaks, a <br />growing amount of unvaccinated children may increase the threat of contraction in schools across the <br />country. The CDC reported that the majority of cases were found in communities that had lower <br />vaccination rates. <br />Tracy Sanders, nurse coordinator for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, said despite the district’s history <br />of high vaccination rates, health officials are monitoring measles closely to prevent outbreaks and <br />potential quarantines of affected students. <br />“If measles were to come through, measles is much more contagious than pertussis (whooping cough) and