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Unvaccinated 9-year-old dies of measles, as outbreak mounts in Haredi communities
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A 9-year-old boy, who was unvaccinated and had no underlying conditions, died of measles today, the Health Ministry announces, marking the 15th fatality in a months-long outbreak that has swept through ultra-Orthodox communities and areas with low immunization rates.
Most of the victims have been healthy children with no underlying conditions who were not vaccinated against measles.
The boy came from a moshav in central Israel and arrived in critical condition at an unnamed hospital, according to Ynet.
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