Public-health director flags rising measles on front range; CDC signature needed to continue Vaccines for Children program

Cheyenne County Public Health staff told the county's Board of Public Health on March 20 that measles case counts are rising on Colorado's front range and that local health officials are monitoring the trend.

Public Health Director Kelli Adamson said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now requiring a signature from a qualified clinic or hospital for jurisdictions to continue participation in the federal Vaccines for Children program. Adamson said she will try to work with Parke Health Center in Burlington to secure the required signatures.

The board accepted the public-health financials before the program update. The transcript records discussion of measles at a conceptual level; it does not provide case counts for Cheyenne County, details about local immunization rates, or a timeline for securing the required signature from Parke Health Center.

Adamson and public-health staff indicated increased vigilance is appropriate given rising cases on the front range; the transcript does not show the board taking additional formal action beyond accepting the financials and recording the staff update.