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Two measles cases announced last week have now completed their isolation period, while a further 44 people remain in quarantine.
There have been no further cases of measles linked to an Auckland high school, as the two existing positive cases have completed their isolation period.
On May 3, health officials reported a student at Albany Senior High School had measles, and later advised a household member of the student also tested positive for the illness.
As of Friday morning, 44 people linked to the school remain in quarantine at home, as they do not have sufficient evidence of immunity against measles – including a “small” number of staff.
Auckland Regional Public Health Service medical officer of health, Dr Julia Peters said all non-immune contacts from the school were due to be released from quarantine on either Friday or Saturday, pending a final symptom check.
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People are considered immune to measles if they were born before January 1, 1969; have evidence of having had two doses of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine); have had measles before, or a blood test confirms they are immune.
Those in quarantine were in “frequent contact” with public health, to check on their symptoms, Peters said.
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Last week, Albany Senior High School was closed under the Health Act, to give public health officials time to check and confirm immunity of about 1000 people – 900 students and 100 staff – who were considered contacts.
Early indications were that close to 80% of students had either one or two doses of MMR vaccine.
Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) has organised an on-site vaccination clinic at the high school for next Wednesday, and staff, students and whānau were “encouraged” to be vaccinated if not immune.
Peters said: “We appreciate the efforts of Albany Senior High School to assist contact tracing and to keep staff, students and the wider school community safe”.
The school reopened on Tuesday to students who were not isolating.