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Measles patient traveled public transport
Health Ministry urges measles vaccination for public transport travelers due to a confirmed patient. Check your vaccination status and consider passive.
Since this is a highly contagious disease, the Ministry of Health requests that individuals who traveled on this route at the time and date specified above ensure they are vaccinated according to the Ministry of Health‘s recommendations.
You can check your vaccination status through the personal government website via the digital vaccination record.
The Ministry of Health recommends that pregnant women who have not received two doses, immunocompromised individuals, and infants under one year of age who were on this trip – contact the health bureau in their area of residence to consider receiving passive immunization against Measles.
Vaccinations can be obtained at the health funds, health bureaus, and mother and child clinics.
You can call the “Kol HaBriut” hotline (*5400) to inquire about the need for vaccination.
The Ministry of Health reiterates its call to the public to get vaccinated – Measles is a preventable disease through an effective and safe vaccine.
