Demand For Measles Vaccination On The Rise In Wake County

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Wake County officials are advising people that they may have been exposed to measles. One person is confirmed to have measles after returning from traveling overseas. Symptoms begin with a fever, cough and runny nose and are typically followed by a rash.

Here’s a timeline created by health officials of the places the infected person went while they were contagious:

RDU International Airport

– 7/24/16 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Hunter Street Park, 1250 Ambergate Station, Apex

– 7/24/16 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

– 7/25/16 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

– 7/26/16 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Cary YMCA, 101 YMCA Drive, Cary

– 7/25/16 12:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

– 7/26/16 7:15 p.m. – 10:15 p.m.

NCSU Lee Residence Hall, 2500 Sullivan Drive, Raleigh

– 7/25/16 8:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.

UPS Store, 2054 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary

-7/26/16 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

– 7/26/16 4:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Coastal Credit Union, 2024 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary

– 7/26/16 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

SportHQ, 107 Edinburgh South Drive, Suite 100A, Cary

– 7/28/16 10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.

NextCare Urgent Care, 1110 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary

– 7/31/16 1:50 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.

WakeMed Cary Emergency Dept., 1900 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary

– 7/31/16 3:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Wake County residents with questions about measles can call a public health specialist at 919-728-5233.

For information on Measles