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.

The number of confirmed measles cases in western Texas grew to 146, and it is possibly spreading to the central part of the state and neighboring New Mexico, health officials said Friday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Health officials are addressing concerns about the measles after a confirmed case was reported in Frankfort. The Kentucky Department for Public Health announced this week that an adult in the area had contracted the virus after traveling internationally to regions 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.