Measles Discussion On Valley Edition

KVPR | By Joe Moore,

Ezra David Romero

Published February 3, 2015 at 11:47 AM PST

On Monday a child care center in Santa Monica closed after a baby there contracted measles. It’s just the latest case in California – at least 92 since December – that has health officials worried about a possible widespread outbreak.

Last week the measles concern hit Fresno County after officials revealed that a man with the virus visited the third and fourth floors of Community Regional Medical Center, as well as Fashion Fair Mall and Winco Foods on Kings Canyon and Peach between January 22^nd and 25^th.

So what does this mean for you? In this segment we speak with two health experts about the local response to the measles outbreak:

· Sara Bosse from the Fresno County Department of Public Health.

· Dr. Dee Lacy from Kaiser Permanente’s medical center in Fresno.

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Joe Moore

Joe Moore is the President and General Manager of KVPR / Valley Public Radio. He has led the station through major programming changes, the launch of KVPR Classical and the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his leadership the station was named California Non-Profit of the Year by Senator Melissa Hurtado (2019), and won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting (2022).

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Ezra David Romero

Ezra David Romero is an award-winning radio reporter and producer. His stories have run on Morning Edition, Morning Edition Saturday, Morning Edition Sunday, All Things Considered, Here & Now, The Salt, Latino USA, KQED, KALW, Harvest Public Radio, etc.

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