We have provided a form to use as documentation of immunity which also includes a waiver you may sign in the event religious, personal, or medical reasons prevent you from vaccination. Many students opt to sign the waiver to avoid tracking down past medical records or getting injections. Should a Measles outbreak occur, these students will have to leave campus for a minimum of two weeks. This may result in missed classes or coursework that you may not be able to make up. If you are a student employee working on campus, you may end up missing work and will not receive compensation for time lost.
Measles continue to have a presence in the United States, affecting primarily young adults.
There have been twelve confirmed cases of Measles in King County this year. Between 1989-1991, there were 352 cases of Measles, two of which resulted in death. Both cases involved individuals in their early thirties. All of these had a tremendous impact on the students, faculty and staff of these institutions. The outbreaks that occurred last year did not involve college campuses, but were travel related.