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are high risk for severe illness or com-
plications include infants and children 
5 years old and younger, adults over 
age 20, pregnant women and people 
with compromised immune systems. 
However, she said, “There is no way 
to tell in advance the severity of the 
symptoms someone will experience.” 
According to Stafford, about 1 in 
4 people in the U.S. who get measles 
will be hospitalized; 1 out of every 
1,000 people with measles will devel-
op brain swelling, which could lead 
to permanent brain damage, and 1 
or 2 out of 1,000 people with measles 
will die, despite the best medical care. 
Complications can cause recovery to 
take longer than the expected two to 
three weeks. 
Stafford said the OCHD fol-
lows guidelines from the Centers 
for Disease Control & Prevention. 
Specifically, for measles, here is the 
guidance: The majority of people born 
before 1957 are likely to have already 
been infected with measles and are 
presumed to be protected. From 1963-
1988, the number of reported measles 
cases declined significantly due to 
the widespread use of the single-dose 

measles vaccine, which was the CDC 
recommendation for that time period.
Because of a large measles outbreak 
from 1989/90, the CDC updated the 
recommendations that all children 
should receive a second dose of MMR 
vaccine. Many adults who were born 
prior to the 1989 recommendation 
only received one dose of vaccine and 
should get a second dose to be fully 
protected. Many adults do not have a 
record of immunizations administered 
in childhood. It cannot be assumed 
that vaccines were administered if it 
has not been documented. 
The current recommendation for 
children continues to be: 
All healthy children should be 
vaccinated at 12-15 months with the 
combination shot for measles, mumps, 
rubella (MMR).
A second MMR vaccine is usually 
given at 4-6 years but can be given ear-
lier if it is at least four weeks after the 
first dose. 
A full list of signs, symptoms and 
complications from measles can 
be found on the Oakland County 
Health Divisions Measles Fact sheet at 
OakGov.com/Health. ■

Metro Detroit Dad-Daughter Die Tragically

Metro Detroit natives Rebecca “Becca” 
Fogel, 22, and her father, Andrew 
Fogel, 56, died last week in what 
police believe was a murder-suicide 
in Broward County, Fla. The bodies 
of Becca and her father were found in 
a parking lot near the Seminole Hard 
Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood 
around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, March 26. 
According to Seminole Tribe spokes-
man Gary Bitner, father and daughter 
died from the impact of falling from 
the eighth floor of a parking garage 
where Fogel’
s car was parked. Police 
say the car entered the complex min-
utes before the bodies were discovered. 
“Based on evidence collected as part 
of an ongoing investigation and pend-
ing toxicology test results, preliminary 
findings point to a murder-suicide,
” 
Bitner wrote in a police statement. 
At press time, Bitner was unable to 
provide further details or elaborate on 
what led police to conclude the tragic 
incident was a murder-suicide. He 
said the investigation may take several 
weeks to complete. 
Before moving to Florida many 
years ago, Andrew and then-wife 

Cathy lived in West Bloomfield with 
Becca, who had cerebral palsy and 
used a wheelchair, and her three 
brothers. Becca attended Clifford H. 
Smart Middle School and Walled 
Lake Central High School. She 
enjoyed attending Friendship Circle 
of Michigan programs and spending 
time with her maternal grandparents, 
Marilyn and Ronald Gold.
Andrew and Cathy divorced in 
2010, according to his attorney, Joel 
Weissman. Becca had been living 
with her father, who became her legal 
guardian about one year ago.
Fogel attended Southfield Lathrup 
High School and University of 
Michigan, where he earned his 
undergraduate and medical degrees. 
A radiologist licensed to practice in 
Michigan and Florida, he was affiliated 
with hospitals in southern Florida. 
“I have no clue as to what he was 
contemplating in such a depressed 
moment,
” Weissman said.
Marilyn Gold and her daughter 
declined to comment. ■

For Rebecca’
s obituary, go to page 48.

RONELLE GRIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Adat Shalom Synagogue

Woman of Distinction

Honoree

Beverly Yost

Sisterhood of Adat Shalom

presents the
77 th Annual Donor Day Event

Important Facts and Discussion

ANTISEMITISM:
INFORMATION IS POWER

presented by
Carolyn Normandin

Regional Director

Michigan Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

Complimentary Coffee Corner 
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10 a.m. - Noon
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10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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Luncheon and Program 
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