{"id":35044,"date":"2024-04-07T02:02:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T20:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/vaccinating-migrants-would-have-prevented-alarming-disease-outbreak-at-chicago-shelters-doctors\/"},"modified":"2024-04-07T02:02:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T20:32:49","slug":"vaccinating-migrants-would-have-prevented-alarming-disease-outbreak-at-chicago-shelters-doctors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/vaccinating-migrants-would-have-prevented-alarming-disease-outbreak-at-chicago-shelters-doctors\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccinating migrants would have prevented alarming disease outbreak at Chicago shelters : doctors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The alarming outbreak of measles and tuberculosis (TB) at migrant shelters in Chicago could easily have been avoided if the illegal migrants had been vaccinated at the border and if they weren\u2019t living in cramped conditions, two medical experts tell Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n
Chicago health officials\u00a0said Wednesday that a “small number” of TB cases were reported at some migrant facilities, following reports of dozens of measles cases at these facilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Concerns are quickly growing that these cases will multiply and spread to the general population in the Windy City. There are also fears that similar outbreaks could occur in other sanctuary cities such as New York, Boston and Denver \u2014 jurisdictions that are also packing migrants into makeshift shelters and hotels.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Unlike most U.S.-born children who have to follow strict vaccination schedules, migrant students were, up until last month, not required to be vaccinated in order to attend school in Chicago under an exemption for children living in unstable housing, according to reports. In New York City, migrant students were also given waivers at the start of the 2023-2024 school year.<\/p>\n
READ MORE OF FOX NEWS’ COVERAGE OF THE BORDER CRISIS<\/strong><\/p>\n