Gov. Jay Insless said the outbreak "creates an extreme public health risk"
The governor of Washington state declared a state of emergency Friday over a measles outbreak that has sickened dozens of people in a county with one of the state’s lowest vaccination rates.
Gov. Jay Inslee said in a statement that the outbreak in Clark County “creates an extreme public health risk” that could spread throughout the state. Under Inslee’s declaration, state agencies can use all available resources to help affected areas and additional medical resources can be requested from other states.
Clark County Public Health has confirmed 30 measles cases since January 1 and identified another nine suspected cases.
