Measles Oubreak Hits Christian Science School
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ELSAH, Ill. — Students at Principia College, a Christian Science school, were restricted to the campus Monday because of a measles outbreak after reports that 69 students had become infected with the disease.
The Health Department said that 212 persons on the campus, with a student enrollment of 712, received free measles shots over the weekend, despite their Christian Science belief that forbids immunizations.
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