Federal Health Agency Cuts Thousands of Jobs As Measles Outbreak Grows

As the worst measles outbreak in several years continues to spread throughout the US, including in Ashtabula County; thousands of job cuts at the federal Health and Human Services Department could make it more difficult for local public health agencies nationwide to both gather relevant statistics on the spread of the disease, and obtain all resources they need to deal with it. Because there were ten identified cases of Measles in Ohio as of last Tuesday, March 25; the Ohio Department of Health issued an advisory urging all parents to ensure their children are vaccinated against the disease. In the Akron area; Summit County Public Health has indicated they are getting a number of calls about it, and has information about measles and who should be vaccinated, listed on their website. Listen now, as Jeanne Destro gets an update on the situation with CBS News Correspondent Alexander Tin, who covers federal public health agencies based out of the network's Washington, D.C. bureau.: