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1. 9 out of 10 unvaccinated people who are exposed will contract measles
2. 1 in 5 children who get measles will be hospitalized, and 1 in 20 will develop pneumonia. 1-3 of every 1,000 children who become infected with measles will die.
3. 2 doses of the MMR vaccine provide 97% lifetime protection against measles. 
4. The 2025 Missouri MMR vaccination rate among kindergartners is 90.5%. Jasper County’s 2025 MMR vaccination rate among kindergartners is 91.51%. Joplin Schools 2025 MMR vaccination rate among kindergartners is 92.5%.
5. Herd immunity is achieved at a 95% vaccination rate, which means our current vaccine rate is too low to protect our kids from a measles outbreak.

The safety and wellbeing of our students and staff is our highest priority. We hope that by sharing this information, we may be able to protect our students and staff from possible outbreaks, as well as ensure uninterrupted educational opportunities for our students. Please contact your school nurse with any questions or concerns, or for more information about school immunization policies and exemptions.

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Guidelines for School Exclusion:

• Staff (and students) who have been exposed will be contacted by the school nurse or administrative staff with specific instructions following health department guidelines.
• Unvaccinated staff/students, or staff/students without proof of immunity, will be excluded from school for 21 days following the last exposure. Staff will use sick leave for the duration of their exclusion from school.
• Unvaccinated staff/students, or staff/students without proof of immunity, can be vaccinated within 72-hours of exposure; otherwise, they will be excluded from school for the designated timeframe as mentioned above. Please be advised that this 72-hour time period is often significantly shortened by the time we are made aware of the exposure.