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Passengers may have been exposed to the measles at Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday, health officials said.
The warning is specific to people who used Terminals A and B between 8:50 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9, according to a release from the city’s Department of Public Health. Travelers are asked to verify their immunization records and be aware of possible symptoms.
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Health officials are encouraging people who may have been exposed to check their vaccination status and watch for symptoms.
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health says an individual with measles was traveling through the airport and that the exposure may have happened at Terminals A and B at PHL on Sunday, between 8:50 a.
Unvaccinated people who were in terminals A and B on Sunday should quarantine and get immunized, officials say.
Philadelphia travelers may encounter delays and cancellations at Philadelphia International Airport airport starting Friday. The federal government shutdown, now officially the longest in U.S. history,