Arizona Measles Cases Rise to 9 in June as Vaccination Rate Stays at 89%
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Updated · KJZZ · Jul 15
Arizona Measles Cases Rise to 9 in June as Vaccination Rate Stays at 89%
3 articles · Updated · KJZZ · Jul 15
Summary
Nine measles cases were confirmed in Arizona in June, reversing a decline that had brought the monthly total down to six in May.
Pinal and Maricopa counties reported new cases this week, and Yavapai County confirmed its first case of 2026 while warning of potential public exposures around Prescott.
332 cases have been reported statewide across 2025 and 2026; Mohave County accounted for 285 of them, but that outbreak has now gone more than two months without a new case.
About 96% of Arizona's recent cases were among unvaccinated people, and only about 89% of kindergarteners were fully vaccinated in 2025—well below the 95% immunity level experts say is needed to curb spread.