Potential Measles Exposure Sites Include Calif. Target, Walmart, Health Officials Say

In California, the San Bernardino County Health Department's list reveals how staples of the community, such as grocery stores or a Walmart, could be sites of potential infections and not just hospitals or schools with low vaccination rates. Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, said the range of potential infectious sites shows how important it is that every eligible person gets the measles vaccine. In San Bernardino, where nine people measles cases have been reported, the health department list reflects a variety of places where people could have been exposed to the measles virus, from Walmart to Target to a local sushi restaurant and chocolate store. A Walmart spokesman told ABC News that company officials "take the safety of our customers and associates very seriously" and had instructed their associates, who were working when an infected person visited the store, to adhere to the health department's guidance.

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