Measles policy
Dear NHS England,
According to this article written by a NY Paediatrician
https://www.aap.org/en-us/aap-voices/Pag...
'Facilities must close for two hours after measles is diagnosed because of the continued contagion of virus in the air.'
This is policy in the USA. Does the UK have a similar policy? If so, do you have records of how many facilities have enforced such a closure in the past few years (please give data by year to show trend).
Yours faithfully,
John Davidson
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“According to this article written by a NY Paediatrician
[1]https://www.aap.org/en-us/aap-voices/Pag...
'Facilities must close for two hours after measles is diagnosed because of
the continued contagion of virus in the air.'
This is policy in the USA. Does the UK have a similar policy? If so, do
you have records of how many facilities have enforced such a closure in
the past few years (please give data by year to show trend).”
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