Kentucky health officials confirmed a measles case in Christian County, with additional unconfirmed reports under investigation, bringing the state's total to five cases this year — all in people who were unvaccinated or of unknown vaccination status. Nationally the CDC has recorded 2,465 confirmed cases and 38 new outbreaks this year, already surpassing 2024's totals, which themselves were the highest since 1991.
Louisville wastewater testing detected measles last month with no confirmed case attached, meaning at least one infection went undiagnosed or unreported. Kentucky's kindergarten MMR vaccination rate sits at 90.7%, below the national average, as Health Secretary Dr. Steven Stack urged families to consult providers about immunization.
The case comes after President Trump signed an executive order last week aimed at changing childhood vaccine recommendations, including splitting the MMR shot into three separate doses given at different visits. Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have repeated discredited claims linking vaccines to autism.
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