Alabama spared for now as nationwide measles outbreaks outpace 2025 cases

Alabama spared for now as nationwide measles outbreaks outpace 2025 cases

Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris speaking at the State Committee on Public Health meeting on April 9, 2025, in the RSA Regions tower in Montgomery, Alabama. Alabama recorded one case of measles in 2025 despite nationwide outbreaks and low vaccination rates. (Anna Barrett/Alabama Reflector)Alabama to this point has largely managed to avoid the measles outbreak that broke out nationwide in the United States last year. The state’s top …