WA Measles Outbreak Leads To State Of Emergency

OLYMPIA, WA - Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday issued a State of Emergency proclamation for the entire state due to the ongoing and worsening public health crisis in Southwest Washington's Clark County, where public health officials have now confirmed 30 cases of measles and are still investigating nine suspected cases.

Earlier this week King County health officials confirmed a man in his 50s who'd recently traveled to Clark County was hospitalized in Covington but has since recovered. Only one Clark County case required hospitalization as well.

Clark County declared a public health emergency Jan. 18, when there were just 19 confirmed cases. Eleven more cases were confirmed over the following seven days.

Of the 31 currently confirmed cases across the state, 21 involve kids between 1 and 10 years old, eight involve teens 11 to 18, and two involves adults — one between 19 and 29 years old, the other in his 50s. Only four cases in Clark County still have unverified immunization records. The remaining 26 are confirmed to have occurred in non-immunized individuals.

The immunization status of the King County man was not specified.

In his proclamation Friday, Inslee cites only 25 cases confirmed by the Washington State Department of Health; his proclamation apparently came before Clark County added another five cases in its Jan. 25 measles investigation update.

"The Washington State Department of Health has instituted an infectious disease Incident Management Structure to manage the public health aspects of the incident," Inslee wrote. "The Washington State Military Department, State Emergency Operations Center, is coordinating resources to support the Department of Health and local officials in alleviating the impacts to people, property and infrastructure and is assessing the magnitude and long-term effects of the incident with the Department of Health."

By issuing a State of Emergency, Inslee has officially implemented the state's Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and reportedly made available state resources to assist local agencies and departments respond to and recover from the outbreak.

The following locations, dates, and times indicate where exposure to measles may have occurred:

In King County

• Lease Crutcher Lewis Boeing 17-88 Construction Site, 2400 Perimeter Rd. in Auburn
  • Jan. 9 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Jan. 10 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Jan. 11 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Kent Lake High School, 21401 S.E. Falcon Way in Kent
  
  • Jan. 10 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. (Mt. Rainier High School vs Kent Lake High School basketball game)
  • Jan. 12 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. (Kent Lake High School vs. Tahoma High School basketball game)
• Valley Medical Center- Covington Urgent Care, 27500 168th Place S.E. in Covington
  
  • Jan. 14 from 9:55 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
• Multicare Covington Hospital Emergency Department, 17700 S.E. 272nd St. in Covington
  
  • Jan. 16 from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

In Clark County

Health care facilities:

• PeaceHealth Urgent Care – Memorial, 3400 Main St., in Vancouver
  • Dec. 31 from 12 to 5:30 p.m.
  • Jan. 19 from 4:30 to 7:50 p.m.
• Magnolia Family Clinic, 2207 N.E. Broadway, Suite 200, in Portland
  • Jan. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• The Vancouver Clinic, 700 N.E. 87th Ave., in Vancouver
  • Jan. 11 from 3:30 to 7 p.m.
  • Jan. 12 from 10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  • Jan. 13 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
  • Jan. 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Vancouver Clinic Columbia Tech Center, 501 S.E. 172nd Ave. in Vancouver
  • Jan. 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Kaiser Cascade Park, 12607 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., in Vancouver
  • Jan. 12 from 1 to 8:30 p.m.
  • From 7 p.m. Jan. 15 to 2 a.m. Jan. 16
  • Jan. 19 from 12:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Emergency Department, 400 N.E. Mother Joseph Pl., in Vancouver
  • From 10 p.m. Jan. 12 to 4 a.m. Jan. 13
  • Jan. 13 from 12:30 to 8:30 p.m.
• Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Emergency Department, 2211 N.E. 139th St., in Vancouver
  • From 8:30 p.m. Jan. 12 to 1 a.m. Jan. 13.
  • From 5:45 p.m. Jan. 13 to 12:30 a.m. Jan. 14.
  • From 11:40 p.m. Jan. 14 to 5:10 a.m. Jan. 15.
• Rose Urgent Care and Family Practice, 18 N.W. 20th Ave., in Battle Ground
  • Jan. 14 from 3:45 to 8 p.m.

"Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel in Portland has been removed from the list of potential exposure sites," Clark County officials noted in a previous update. "Public Health learned Randall Children's Hospital was notified in advance of the potential measles patient and was able to take prevention measures to ensure others were not exposed to the patient."

Schools:

• Orchards Elementary School, 11405 N.E. 69th St., in Vancouver on Jan. 14.
• Cornerstone Christian Academy, 10818 N.E. 117th Ave., in Vancouver on Jan. 4.
• Vancouver Home Connection, 301 S. Lieser Rd., in Vancouver on Jan. 7, 8, and 11.
• Hearthwood Elementary School, 801 N.E. Hearthwood Blvd., in Vancouver on Jan. 7, 8, and 9.
• Slavic Christian Academy, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., in Vancouver on Jan. 7.
• Image Elementary School, 4400 N.E. 122nd Ave., in Vancouver on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9.
• Eisenhower Elementary School, 9201 N.W. Ninth Ave., in Vancouver on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9.
• Tukes Valley Primary School, 20601 N.E. 167th Ave., in Battle Ground on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
• Tukes Valley Middle School, 20601 N.E. 167th Ave., in Battle Ground on Tuesday, Jan. 8
• Maple Grove School, 601B S.W. Eaton Blvd., in Battle Ground on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9.
• River HomeLink, 601 S.W. Eaton Blvd., in Battle Ground on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9.
• Evergreen High School, 14300 N.E. 18th St., in Vancouver on Jan. 9.

"Public Health is requiring exclusion of students and staff without documented immunity to measles from only those schools identified as possible exposure sites," the agency said. "Students and staff excluded from those identified schools are also excluded from other schools, child care and other congregate settings. Students and staff at schools where measles exposure did not occur are not impacted by exclusions."

Other locations where the general public may have been exposed:

• Dollar Tree, 7809-B Vancouver Plaza Drive, in Vancouver
  • Jan. 15 from 6:30 to 9:10 p.m.
• Dollar Tree, 11501 NE 76th St., in Vancouver
  • Jan. 15 from 8:10 to 10:50 p.m.
• GracePoint Christian Church, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., in Vancouver
  • Jan. 7 from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• A Children's Dentist, 101 N.W. 12th Ave., in Battle Ground
  • Jan. 8 from 1:30 to 6 p.m.
• Fisher Investments, 5525 N.W. Fisher Creek Dr., in Camas
  • Jan. 15 from 6:20 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Jan. 14 from 6:20 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Jan. 11 from 6:20 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Jan. 10 from 6:20 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Moda Center (Trail Blazers game), 1 N. Center Court St., in Portland
  • Jan. 11 from 5:30 to 11:30 p.m.
• Verizon Wireless at Cascade Station, 10103 N.E. Cascades Parkway, in Portland
  • Jan. 14 from 5 to 11 p.m.
• Church of Christ the Savior, 3612 F St., in Vancouver
  • Jan. 6 from 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 6 to 11:30 p.m.
  • Jan. 13 from 9:10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Church of Truth, 7250 N.E. 41st St., in Vancouver
  • Jan. 6 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Portland International Airport, 7000 N.E. Airport Way, in Portland
  • Jan. 7 from 10:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. — specifically, anyone who spent time in Concourse D and the Delta Sky Lounge during that time period.
  • Jan. 15 from 7:30 to 11 p.m. — specifically, the baggage claim area and the south end of the ticket counter (near Alaska Airlines and Starbucks).
• Costco, 4849 N.E. 138th Ave., in Portland
  • Jan. 8 from 1 to 5:30 p.m.
  • Jan. 16 from 5:30 to 8:40 p.m.
• Amazon Lockers, 1131 S.W. Jefferson St., in Portland
  • Jan. 10 from 3:30 to 7 p.m.
• Rejuvenation, 1100 S.E. Grand Ave. in Portland
  • Jan. 10 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• Pho Green Papaya, 13215 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., in Vancouver
  • Jan. 10 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
• Chuck's Produce, 13215 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., in Vancouver
  • Jan. 10 from 8 to 11:45 p.m.
  • Jan. 11 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
• Ikea, 10280 N.E. Cascades Parkway, in Portland
  • Jan. 11 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
• God Will Provide Church, 7321 N.E. 110th St. in Vancouver
  • Jan. 18 from 7 to 11 p.m

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