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With Measles in NC, UNC Health Infectious Disease Expert Urges Everyone to Check Vaccination Status
- Kentucky health officials announced on June 30, 2025, that a measles outbreak began in Woodford County and has spread to Fayette County, totaling five cases.
- The outbreak follows declining vaccination rates among Kentucky kindergarteners, with only 86.9% fully vaccinated compared to the national average of 93%.
- Measles is an extremely infectious airborne virus that primarily affects the respiratory system and can lead to severe illness, particularly in young children, with no specific cure available.
- The CDC reported over 1,200 measles cases nationwide in 2025, noting the vaccine is 97% effective and urging travelers to receive two doses of the MMR vaccine if not previously vaccinated.
- Health officials emphasize vaccination as the primary protection against measles and warn that outbreaks in nearby regions increase the risk of spread within Kentucky and beyond.
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With measles in NC, UNC Health Infectious Disease expert urges everyone to check vaccination status
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — With a measles case now confirmed in North Carolina, doctors are urging people to make sure they're vaccinated. Evelyn Nelthropp, 83, still remembers getting measles back in the 1940s. "I went through it fairly easily, but my brothers, it was rough on them-- really, really rough - and my oldest one he had it the worst of all," she recalled. "He was laid up for a good solid two-and-a-half, almost three weeks, really sic…
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