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Md. measles cases part of Montgomery County push to vaccinate children before school starts

Vaccination rates are ahead of same time last year, county health officer says Before summer vacation even started, Montgomery County, Maryland, health officials were working to make sure all school-aged children have their required vaccinations...

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Md. measles cases part of Montgomery County push to vaccinate children before school starts
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Md. measles cases part of Montgomery County push to vaccinate children before school starts

Vaccination rates are ahead of same time last year, county health officer says

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Kate Ryan - WTOP

August 6, 2026 10:16 a.m.

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    Boxes and vials of the measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine.
    Photo credit: Jan Sonnenmair/Stringer/Getty Images

    Before summer vacation even started, Montgomery County, Maryland, health officials were working to make sure all school-aged children have their required vaccinations before heading back to school this fall.

    And according to the latest data, vaccination rates are ahead of last year’s at this time, said Dr. Kisha Davis, Montgomery County’s health officer.

    “I am cautiously optimistic that our numbers of measles vaccinations and all school-age vaccines are good; are where they’re supposed to be,” she said Wednesday.

    That’s especially important, Davis said, as more measles cases are reported across the country and in Maryland.

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