School is getting underway this week in the city of Birmingham as well as Mobile, Baldwin, and Montgomery Counties. Healthcare providers say measles shots should be on the list of things to do along with books, pencils, and erasers. The Alabama Department of Public Health says the state is doing well with ninety five percent of school students up to date with their vaccinations. Doctor Giridhar Mallya is with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He says parents should double check if they have concerns over the vaccine.
“So, one thing I tell parents is it’s okay to get information online, but go to trusted sources like the American Academy of Pediatrics. That’s a-a-p dot o r g, and if you’re getting information online, confirm it with your child’s doctor,” he said
Mallya’s advice comes at a time when the Associated Press reports number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025, with five more months of 2026 still to come. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logged 2,318 cases of measles as of Thursday, according to an agency update on Friday. Mallya says it’s also a good idea to be careful if you’re travelling to parts of the country with a high number of measles cases…