In part of an interview with NBC News that aired Thursday on “NBC Nightly News,” Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Olusimbo “Simbo” Ige said that measles is spreading in the city where most cases are occurring. Answered the question about whether it is occurring or not. He traced it back to the city’s migrant shelters, where he said infections were under control “by vaccinating as many people as possible.” Ige also noted that vaccinations take time.
NBC News correspondent Jesse Kirsch asked, “Do you think the situation is under control at this point?”
Mr. Ige replied: “Well, measles is highly contagious and spreads even among unvaccinated people. So we’re trying to control the infection by vaccinating as many people as possible. ”
Additionally, Kirsch said, “Chicago’s Surgeon General says the city has vaccinated more than 900 shelter residents, but that’s since the beginning of the outbreak, and vaccinations are slow.” “It will take a lot of money,” he said.
He then played a clip of Ige saying, “It takes 21 days for a vaccine to be effective.”
“Chicago’s outbreak highlights that the arrival of new immigrants can mean new public health challenges,” Kirsch said. Many of the people here come from Venezuela, where measles vaccination rates are low. ” And the city is trying to create more space, “providing vaccines at the city’s landing zones as migrants exit buses to protect themselves from the potentially deadly measles virus.” ” he said.
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