Health leaders are urging residents to get vaccinated as Washington state experiences a measles outbreak. Candace DeMatteis from the Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease highlighted the contagious nature of measles.

The Snohomish County Health Department has confirmed three additional measles cases since declaring an outbreak two weeks ago.

There are now six confirmed measles cases in Snohomish County. Officials are urging residents to check their vaccination status.

An online tool by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) helps people track measles exposures across the state.

Snohomish County health officials and state public health partners are telling parents it is time to double-check their kids’ measles protection, after a local outbreak was declared. The push centers on children ages 1–17 who have never had a measles-containing vaccine,

Local public health teams are racing to verify vaccination records with families and students in two Washington counties, hoping to get ahead of the spread of measles amid the state’s first outbreak since 2023.

Authorities have urged people who were at the exposure site to contact their health care providers immediately.

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