Disneyland says unvaccinated kids not welcome amid measles outbreak

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Disneyland is urging the parents of children who are not vaccinated against measles to stay away from the theme park because of the risk from California’s outbreak of the disease.

Park officials issued the warning on Wednesday after state health officials said newborns, who cannot be vaccinated because they are under six months of age, should be kept away from the resort.

The recommendations fuelled a backlash against an anti-vaccination movement facing blame for the outbreak, which has infected at least 70 people in recent weeks, most in California.

Gil Chavez of the California Department of Public Health urged the state’s unvaccinated residents to get inoculated to control the disease’s spread. “This is not a trivial illness,” she said.

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http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jan/22/measles-outbreak-disneyland-unvaccinated-kids