City to offer free measles vaccines at Juneteenth event

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso Public Health Department will offer free measles (MMR) vaccines during the Juneteenth celebration this weekend.
The event will be from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 14 at Nations Tobin Park, 8831 Railroad Dr.
City officials also remind residents to regularly check the Measles Information Dashboard for updates on confirmed cases, demographic data, and vaccination status.
The dashboard is updated daily around 9 a.m. and is available at EPHealth.com under the Measles information page.
The City also said that anyone who was at El Paso International Airport from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. May 31 and June 1-2 should monitor their symptoms and check their immunization status. People who were at the airport at that time were potentially exposed to the measles, the City said.
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