Measles Exposure Reported at March for Life Rally in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. - Health officials warned that attendees of the National March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., at the end of January may have been exposed to measles. The DC Department of Health announced it was working to identify individuals at risk after multiple confirmed cases of the disease were linked to the event. Thousands of people attended the annual anti-abortion demonstration and concert, converging on the National Mall and other locations in the nation's capital, according to NPR News.
The DC Department of Health was notified of multiple confirmed cases of measles whose carriers visited multiple locations in Washington, D.C., according to NPR News. The health department is currently working to identify and contact individuals who may have been exposed. The March for Life, an annual event, draws thousands of participants from across the country.
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