Vermont reports 1st measles case of 2025
Vermont state health officials report a confirmed measles case in a school-aged child in Lamoille County. The child became sick after returning with their family from traveling internationally in recent days.
The positive test result for measles was confirmed the evening of Monday, March 10. One known site of exposure is at Copley Hospital, where the child was evaluated on Sunday, March 9. Copley Hospital has reached out to known visitors to the Emergency Department during that time. The Health Department is asking anyone who was inside the Emergency Department at Copley Hospital in Morrisville, Vermont between 3:15 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 9 to take the following actions:
Confirm you have evidence of immunity to measles. You can do this by reaching out to your healthcare provider or requesting your vaccination records. In Vermont, you can follow instructions here: https://www.healthvermont.gov/stats/registries/request-vaccine-records.
If you don’t know or can’t confirm if you have immunity to measles, contact the Health Department at 802-863-7240, option 2 as soon as possible for guidance. 
Everyone who was at the Copley Hospital Emergency Department during that time should monitor for any symptoms through Sunday, March 30. Reach out to your health care provider if you develop any symptoms.  DO NOT go to the doctor’s office, the hospital, or a clinic without first calling to let them know about your symptoms and possible exposure to measles.
The risk to the public is believed to be low, as the child has been isolated from most community settings while they have been contagious. Investigation is ongoing.
This is the first case of measles in Vermont in 2025. Two cases were reported in 2024 and two cases in the decade prior, one in 2011 and one in 2018.
If immunity was real why would you need to confirm it? It is just a status like being married and the paperwork is what provides the immunity.