Despite jump in measles cases across US, none reported in CT since 2021

CTNewsJunkie – Thursday, July 24, 2025
By Julie Martin Banks

Despite the nation as a whole experiencing a 363% increase in reported measles cases in 2025, Connecticut has not had a single confirmed case since 2021, according to state public health officials.

Brittany Schaefer, public information officer at the state Department of Public Health (DPH), stated that the office credits Connecticut’s vaccination rates for its success.

Connecticut has a high vaccination rate, with 97.7% of kindergarten students up to date on the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine during the 2023–24 school year. Schaefer said those figures will be updated again in the fall.

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