Per the CDC, the vaccination rate among Kentucky children, for MMR, has dropped 3.4% between 2018 to 2019 and 2023 to 2024: it now sits at around 90%. Herd immunity for measles can be reached when 95% of the entire community — not just kids — is reached.

One of the most contagious viruses in the world is spreading around the United States. So far in 2025 there have been three distinct measles outbreaks and at least 164 cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention coming from nine states.

The American Lung Association has given both Kentucky and Ohio a flunking grade when examining state funding for tobacco prevention and cessation funding.

Physicians respond with masks, telehealth, parking lot clinics, and pleas to parents to vaccinate their children.

A case of measles has been confirmed in Kentucky, health officials said.An adult from Franklin County who had recently traveled internationally contracted the v

Health officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) and Franklin County Health Department announced a confirmed case of measles identified in an adult Kentucky resident. The resident had recently traveled internationally to an area with ongoing measles transmission.

More than two decades ago, measles—a highly contagious and potentially deadly childhood disease—was declared eliminated in the United States. So far in 2025, multiple measles outbreaks have been identified across the country,

A case of measles has been confirmed in Kentucky. The Kentucky Department for Public Health and Franklin County Health Department announced the case Wednesday night. Sign up for our Newsletters Officials said the adult has traveled internationally recently to an area with ongoing measles transmission.

Officials are working to identify people at the gym who may have been exposed to the virus. It’s the state’s first case of measles since 2023, according to the health department. A child from west Texas recently died from measles, according to CNN.

Kentucky has created an immunization registry where you can access your immunization records. However, this database was created in 2015 with the most limited historical data dating back to 2005.

Here’s what to know about the current measles outbreak, how common the measles is in the U.S., how it spreads and what the symptoms and treatment are.