Colorado's 5th measles case of 2025 confirmed in vaccinated adult from Denver

Vaccinated adult from Colorado infected with measles, the state's first “breakthrough” case this year

Colorado on Friday reported its fifth incidence of measles this year, and, for the first time in the spate of cases, the infection was in a person who had been vaccinated against the disease. The person, an adult living in Denver, had recently traveled to the Mexican state of Chihuahua, which is seeing an outbreak of measles. Two other cases identified in Colorado — one in a baby in Denver and another in a Pueblo resident — were also connected t…

Colorado’s 5th measles case confirmed in Denver; people may have been exposed at Lakewood urgent care

People who visited Kaiser Permanente’s Lakewood facility on Saturday should monitor themselves for measles symptoms, after a Denver resident who caught the virus while in Mexico sought care there. The adult patient — Colorado’s fifth confirmed measles case this year — visited the Kaiser urgent care clinic at 8383 W. Alameda Ave. People who spent time in the clinic between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday could have encountered the virus. Unlike th…

Colorado's 5th measles case of 2025 confirmed in vaccinated adult from Denver

DENVER (KDVR) — The year's fifth case of measles has been confirmed in Colorado, health officials announced Friday. The adult from Denver County had received the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The state believes the case stems from an international trip to Chihuahua, which is currently experiencing a measles outbreak. Data: Map shows which Colorado areas are …