Oklahoma, Vermont Report New Measles Cases

USA Today (3/12, Alund) reports officials in Oklahoma and Vermont said Tuesday that “they are now part of the escalating measles outbreaks across the U.S.” The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported two measles cases, but “did not release the age of the two individuals or where they are located but said there is no public health threat associated with the cases.” Vermont officials, meanwhile, confirmed the state’s first measles case of 2025 “on Monday night after a child in Lamoille County contracted the virus following a trip abroad with family. The child has been isolated from most community settings while contagious, officials said, and the department believes public risk to be low.” USA Today says that measles cases have now been “reported by 12 states so far this year.”