The Alabama Department of Public Health sent out a message to remind parents of the importance of the measles vaccine as ...

Leaders at the Alabama Department of Public Health reflect on the organization's accomplishments over the last 150 years.

While sickness is in the air, the Alabama Department of Public Health is reminding parents to make sure that their children are up to date on their measles shots.

This comes after cases of the highly contagious disease are rising in several states, including Texas and Georgia, during the first two months of 2025.

Unvaccinated people have a 90 percent chance of becoming infected, and infected people can spread the disease for up to three weeks.

Measles are on the rise in the U.S. Alabama Department of Pubic Health reminds parents of the importance of measles vaccine.

With 93 confirmed cases of the disease in the U.S. so far this year, there’s a renewed push to get vaccinated.