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DPH confirms state's second measles case, first in a vaccinated adult
NBC Connecticut • • health
Key Points:
- Connecticut has confirmed its second measles case in 2026, involving a vaccinated adult from Hartford County who tested weakly positive after exposure to the state's first case.
- The individual had received two doses of the MMR vaccine and is experiencing mild symptoms such as fever, cough, and rash, and is recovering at home.
- The first case was an unvaccinated Connecticut resident, and the vaccinated individual had been monitoring symptoms following exposure two weeks prior.
- According to the Department of Public Health, measles infections in vaccinated individuals tend to be milder and less contagious.
- Nationwide, there have been 2,134 reported measles cases in 2026 so far, which is 150 fewer than the total cases reported in 2025.
