Measles, Shakira and New Jersey
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Someone who attended the recent Shakira concert in New Jersey may have been exposed to this wildly contagious disease.
Her setlist journeyed from more incendiary modern dance tunes — which found the star rolling, snapping and gyrating atop her monstrous T-shaped stage for two-plus hours — back to her more humble days as an Alanis-adjacent teen newcomer in the late ‘90s, performing in her native Colombia.
Whenever, wherever, Shakira’s fans were going to find a way to get to her sold-out concert in New Jersey Thursday night. Some had a smooth and efficient experience taking the bus.
New Jersey officials warned of “potential exposures” to measles after a new case was identified in a non-state resident who was infectious while attending a Shakira concert at MetLife Stadium last
A measles outbreak, the worst in over two decades, is sweeping the US, with Texas as the epicenter. Over 1,000 cases have been confirmed across 31 states, resulting in three deaths. Health officials are concerned about declining vaccination rates and the potential loss of the nation's measles elimination status,
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