Two Montgomery County locations have been linked to a measles outbreak in Philadelphia, writes Rachel Ravina for Maine Line Times & Suburban.

If you visited Holy Redeemer Pediatric Urgent Care in Meadowbrook between 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on January 3 or Jefferson Abington Hospital’s emergency room the same day between 7 p.m. and 9:40 p.m., you may have been exposed to the measles virus.

Currently, there are 8 cases of the virus in Philadelphia. There haven’t been any confirmed cases in Montgomery County yet, but anyone who hasn’t been vaccinated against measles and is exposed to it is vulnerable.

“The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of Public Health is working to identify and contact all Montgomery County residents who may have been exposed at two locations, checking their vaccine status, warning them that they may have been exposed, and issuing quarantine recommendations where necessary,” a county spokesperson said.

County public health guidelines state that anyone exposed to measles should quarantine at home for 21 days.

If you get notified and you are not fully vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella, you should call your healthcare provider as soon as possible.

Read more about Montgomery County’s measles outbreak and find out where you can get a free measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine in Main Line Times & Suburban.

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