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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday signed an govt order including measles to a listing of communicable illnesses that would require quarantine after a number of Afghan refugees have been identified with the extremely contagious illness after arriving in america.
The motion makes measles one of many illnesses for which federal well being authorities have the authority to difficulty quarantine orders requiring individuals who have been identified with measles or uncovered to it to self-isolate to guard public well being, a White Home official stated in an announcement.
“This motion was taken on the request of public well being officers, who cited the instances of measles amongst Afghans who lately arrived within the U.S. in addition to a number of earlier outbreaks of measles lately,” the official added, talking on situation of anonymity.
The assertion didn’t give particulars on the character or size of the quarantine.
Measles was declared eradicated in america in 2000, in response to the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC), that means it was now not continuously current. 13 instances of measles have been confirmed in america in 2020.
Flights carrying Afghan refugees to america have been quickly paused due to 4 instances of measles, the White Home stated final week.
“All arriving Afghans are required to get vaccinated for measles, in addition to for illnesses like polio and COVID-19, as a situation of remaining in america,” the official stated.
Afghans are being vaccinated at navy bases abroad earlier than they fly to america.
Afghans who have been identified with measles after arriving in america “have been housed individually in accordance with public well being pointers,” and CDC has been conducting contact tracing, the official stated.
Measles will be harmful, particularly for infants and younger kids, and pneumonia is among the many attainable issues, in response to the CDC.
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