Los Angeles Measles Alert: Child Death Confirmed, School Vaccination Rates Drop, and Health Officials Warn the Worst May Still Be Ahead

Los Angeles County has become one of the most closely watched epicenters of the national measles outbreak — and for heartbreaking reason. Public health officials confirmed earlier this year that a child in Los Angeles County died from a measles-related complication, becoming one of only four measles-associated deaths recorded in the United States during the current outbreak cycle. The death sent a chilling signal through a city that has long prided itself on strict school vaccination requirements and high overall immunization coverage.