Measles concerns grow in Chester County after high school closure – NBC10 Philadelphia

Measles concerns grow in Chester County after high school closure  NBC10 Philadelphia

Two CVS pharmacies and a Giant supermarket are among the latest possible measles exposure locations in Chester County. New measles numbers released on Friday show exposures to the disease occurred at three grocery and pharmacy locations in Chester County. NBC10’s Valentina Sanchez reports. New measles exposure warnings have been issued for three grocery and pharmacy locations in Chester County, Pennsylvania, as a local high school was closed on Friday, Oct. 9, following a reported case of the highly contagious disease. The Chester County Health Department is warning of possible measles exposures at two CVS pharmacies and a Giant supermarket on Oct. 4. Stream Philadelphia News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC10.

The alerts come as Oxford Area High School was closed Friday while school officials worked to verify staff vaccination records following a reported measles case. The Oxford Area School District has not confirmed whether the infected person is a student or staff member. A teacher at the high school told NBC10 he did not learn about the closure until he arrived at the school Friday morning. He said he was searching for decades-old vaccination records to help meet the district's requirements. "I was vaccinated in 1971. So that's our plan today, because if we don't have these records on file, we can't open the school back up,"