Another Doctor at Ichilov Contracts Measles After Treating Unvaccinated Child

The Ministry of Health updates that, following its previous press release, another vaccinated doctor has tested positive for measles.

This is an unusual case in which two doctors at Ichilov Hospital were infected after treating an unvaccinated child who had measles.

The doctors are in isolation until the end of the contagious period and are in good condition.
Because both were vaccinated, they developed only a mild form of measles. 
Following contact tracing, everyone who had contact with them received preventive treatment.

Tests ruled out the possibility that any other medical staff members were infected.

The Ministry of Health and Ichilov Hospital are conducting a thorough contact tracing investigation, and the incident is being closely monitored and reviewed.

The Ministry of Health once again urges the public to get vaccinated —
Measles is a preventable disease thanks to a safe and effective vaccine.

See the Ministry of Health’s “Data World” dashboard for morbidity data (Hebrew).