With reports of measles cases rising all over the country and resulting in two deaths, Marin County is urging people to get vaccinated regardless if they had contracted it or they never had it as a child.

The Marin County Department of Health and Human Services has reported five cases of measles in California, as of March 11. As of March 14, over 300 cases of measles have been reported nationally, and at least one child has died. One of the biggest outbreaks was among unvaccinated children in Texas, the Association of Bay Area Health Officials said.  

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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.