Health experts: State’s high vaccination rate is keeping spread of measles in check

Just seven months into the year, confirmed measles cases Maryland are already four times higher than they were for all of last year, but health officials say the situation could be much worse if the state did not maintain a relatively high measles vaccination rate.

By: Danielle J. Brown

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 888

Last Updated: 5 days, 9 hours ago

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Just seven months into the year, confirmed measles cases in Maryland are already four times higher than they were for all of last year, but health officials say the situation could be much worse.

Almost all of the 12 cases recorded so far this year — up from three for all of 2025 — were “imported” into Maryland after out-of-state or international travel. But once here, the infections have not spread further, which experts say …

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