Per the CDC, the vaccination rate among Kentucky children, for MMR, has dropped 3.4% between 2018 to 2019 and 2023 to 2024: ...

As of March 8, 245 measles cases have been reported in the U.S. According to the CDC, there have been three outbreaks in 2025.

By Dr. Nicholas Van Sickels University of Kentucky Over two decades ago, measles — a highly contagious and potentially deadly ...

More than two decades ago, measles—a highly contagious and potentially deadly childhood disease—was declared eliminated in ...

One of the most contagious viruses in the world is spreading around the United States. So far in 2025 there have been three ...

Health officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) and Franklin County Health Department announced a ...

The American Lung Association has given both Kentucky and Ohio a flunking grade when examining state funding for tobacco prevention and cessation funding.

Kentucky has created an immunization registry where you can access your immunization records. However, this database was created in 2015 with the most limited historical data dating back to 2005.

More measles cases are being confirmed across the United States as health officials work to treat patients in an ongoing ...

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 ...

A case of measles has been confirmed in Kentucky, health officials said.An adult from Franklin County who had recently ...