PHOENIX
—
Recent
data
from
Johns
Hopkins
finds
Arizona
has
the
sixth-highest
number
of
measles
cases
among
a
nationwide
increase,
in
which
cases
have
reached
a
more
than
three-decade
high.

This
year,
Maricopa
County
has

reported
25
cases.
The
county
said
this
number
is
“significantly
higher
than
the
annual
average
of
one
case
per
year
for
the
last
30
years.”

The
county
released
six
new
exposure
locations
including:

1. The
   Taco
   Spot,
   885
   N
   54th
   St
   Chandler,
   AZ
   on
   Sunday,
   July
   12
   from
   2:30
   p.m.–5:45
   p.m.
2. Sonesta
   Select
   Hotel,
   920
   N
   54th
   St.,
   Chandler,
   AZ
   on
   Sunday,
   July
   12
   from
   4:00
   p.m.
   to
   Monday,
   July
   13,
   1:00
   p.m.
3. Chase
   Field,
   401
   E
   Jefferson
   St,
   Phoenix,
   AZ
   on
   Sunday,
   July
   12
   from 7:00
   p.m.–midnight 
4. IHOP,
   5020
   E
   Ray
   Rd,
   Phoenix,
   AZ
   on
   Monday,
   July
   13
   from
   12:00
   a.m.–3:30
   a.m.
5. bb.q
   Chicken,
   1900
   W
   Chandler
   Blvd
   Chandler,
   AZ
   on
   Monday,
   July
   13
   from11:15
   a.m.–2:30
   p.m. 
6. Chandler
   Fashion
   Center,
   3111
   W
   Chandler
   Blvd
   Chandler,
   AZ
   on
   Monday,
   July
   13
   from
   12:30
   p.m.–4:30
   p.m.

Vaccination
rates
across
Arizona
have
consistently
fallen
below
the
95
percent
threshold
that
public
health
experts
say
communities
need
to
stop
the
spread
of
the
virus.

“We
are
concerned
when
it
comes
to
measles
cases
and
their
spread,
but
the
highest
risk
again
remains
with
those
who
are
unvaccinated,”
Maricopa
County
Public
Health
Chief
Science
Officer
Ariella
Dale
said.

With
students
heading
back
to
school
soon,
Dale
is
also
urging
parents
to
stay
educated
about
vaccinations
and
measles
risks.

“It’s
not
unusual
when
they
go
back
to
school
for
kids
to
get
sick,”
Dale
said.

The
ASU
Health
Observatory
has
released
a

public
dashboard
compiling
public
data
on
vaccinations,
infections
and
outlining
symptoms.

The
department
has
also
created
a

tool
for
parents
to
search
school-level
data
for
vaccination
rates
in
their
communities.

“It’s
incredibly
variable.
You
can
have
one
school
that’s
just
a
few
miles
away
from
another
school
and
have
vastly
different
levels
of
immunity,”
Medical
Director
Rebecca
Sunenshine
said.

Maricopa
County
has
multiple

vaccination
clinics
open
during
weekdays
and

back-to-school
vaccination
events
planned
over
the
next
few
weeks.