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Updated · KATU · Aug 14

Oregon Measles Cases Climb to 45 as MMR Coverage for 2-Year-Olds Falls to 88%

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Updated · KATU · Aug 14

Oregon Measles Cases Climb to 45 as MMR Coverage for 2-Year-Olds Falls to 88%

3 articles · Updated · KATU · Aug 14

Oregon logged 45 measles cases by Wednesday, topping 2024’s 31-case peak and marking the state’s highest count since 100 cases were recorded in 1991.
Only 88% of Oregon 2-year-olds have received the MMR vaccine, below the 90% to 91% national average, after a decade-long decline that state epidemiologists say worsened after the pandemic.
The outbreak has pushed Oregon’s measles rate to 1 case per 100,000 people, above Washington’s 0.6 and California’s 0.1; the state had just 1 case in 2025.
Nationwide, measles cases have surged to 2,465 this year from 85 in 2000, and Oregon health officials are urging parents to consider early MMR shots for children 6 months and older during the outbreak.

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