Overview
- People who were in Terminal C between 12:00 and 2:30 a.m. on April 14 may have been exposed, following Wednesday’s alert from the Boston Public Health Commission and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
- The infected traveler arrived on JetBlue Flight 470 from Fort Lauderdale just after midnight and left in a private car for Rhode Island, with no other Boston exposure sites reported.
- Unvaccinated individuals who might have been exposed should call a health care provider, stay out of school, work, and public transit, and monitor for symptoms for 21 days, which runs through May 5.
- Rhode Island officials identify the patient as a Providence County man in his 40s who had traveled internationally, is recovering at home, and may have exposed patrons at a western Providence bakery on April 15.
- Health leaders highlight strong protection from two MMR doses and note this alert comes during a national case surge of about 1,748 this year, while Massachusetts lists two resident cases and reports roughly 94% measles vaccination among Suffolk County children.