Measles as a significant public health threat in Michigan with Trinity Health's Dr. Andrew Jameson(06-29-25)

In this segment, host Phil Tower welcomes Dr. Andrew Jameson, the Specialty Medical Director at Trinity Health Medical Group in West Michigan and Section Chief of Infectious Diseases at Trinity Health Grand Rapids hospital.

Michigan currently has 15 confirmed measles cases, with 7 cases considered part of an ongoing outbreak, according to the State of Michigan. This outbreak is the first in Michigan since 2019.
Without any doubt, measles presents a significant public health concern when identified in any community.
Dr. Jameson discussed how measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease that is spread by direct person-to-person contact and that it can live for up to 2 hours in the air after an infected person has left the area.
Nearly 90% of unvaccinated individuals who are exposed to measles will become infected.

Online: Trinity Health Medical Group, Infectious Disease - Grand Rapids Campus

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