measles

I think the last time I was vaccinated against anything, besides my flu shots, was in the fifth or sixth grade, well over 30 years ago. The recent string of measles cases in the US has been reported in 20 states, including in the Tri-State.

A recent outbreak of measles in Minnesota has prompted the Green River District Health Department and other health experts in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to strongly urge residents to get vaccinated against the disease.  Here's what you need to know about the outbreak, the disease and how to best prevent it.

It's been a very busy day. The ladies from Shogun of Japan stopped by with lunch. Hitmaker Buddy Jewell stopped by with music. And yours truly had to take a breather on the couch. I'm getting over a head cold and I guess the exhaustion phase finally hit me. See, I don't make a good patient, which is why it's a good thing I'm rarely sick. But that doesn't mean I've always been the picture of health