El Al flight attendant hospitalised after contracting measles on flight to US
Staff member for Israeli airline was unconscious and on a respirator after being vaccinated, in the wake of picking up the disease
An El Al flight attendant was hospitalised after contracting a serious case of measles on a flight from Tel Aviv to New York last week.
The flight attendant is unconscious and on a respirator, according to reports. She reportedly had been vaccinated.
A passenger boarded the flight while sick with the virus, the Jerusalem Post reported.
Israel has seen a serious outbreak of measles in recent months, mostly due to lower than average vaccination rates in the Charedi community. Two Israelis — an 18-month-old baby and an 82-year-old woman — have died from the disease.
Charedi communities in New York also have experienced measles outbreaks, and have low vaccination rates.
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