Pennsylvania expands measles vaccination push as Lancaster-Lebanon outbreak grows
Updated: 11:08 AM EDT Jun 26, 2026
Pennsylvania health officials are providing an update today in Lancaster on the state’s response to a measles outbreak that has sickened 60 people in the Lancaster-Lebanon region since late April. All cases involved people who were either not fully vaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown. When and WhereWhen: Friday, June 26, 2026, at 11 a.m.Where: Lancaster State Health Center, 1661 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, PA 17602Event OverviewPennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen will provide an update on the Department of Health’s ongoing response to measles cases in the Lancaster-Lebanon region.The briefing will be held at the State Health Center in Lancaster.Officials are expected to discuss how the department is working to contain the outbreak and protect residents.Response EffortsDepartment of Health experts are continuing to work with local health care providers and community partners to help limit the spread of the virus.Officials are also focused on increasing vaccination efforts in affected communities.The department and its partners have expanded vaccine access through state health centers and pop-up clinics.More than 1,300 measles vaccinations have been administered so far this year.SpeakersDr. Debra Bogen, Pennsylvania Secretary of HealthDr. Jeffrey Martin, Penn Medicine Lancaster General HealthDr. Eugene Curley, WellSpan HealthDr. Fahmida McGann, Penn State Health
LANCASTER, Pa. —
Pennsylvania health officials are providing an update today in Lancaster on the state’s response to a measles outbreak that has sickened 60 people in the Lancaster-Lebanon region since late April. All cases involved people who were either not fully vaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown.
When and WhereWhen: Friday, June 26, 2026, at 11 a.m.Where: Lancaster State Health Center, 1661 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, PA 17602Event OverviewPennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen will provide an update on the Department of Health’s ongoing response to measles cases in the Lancaster-Lebanon region.The briefing will be held at the State Health Center in Lancaster.Officials are expected to discuss how the department is working to contain the outbreak and protect residents.
Response EffortsDepartment of Health experts are continuing to work with local health care providers and community partners to help limit the spread of the virus.Officials are also focused on increasing vaccination efforts in affected communities.The department and its partners have expanded vaccine access through state health centers and pop-up clinics.More than 1,300 measles vaccinations have been administered so far this year.SpeakersDr. Debra Bogen, Pennsylvania Secretary of HealthDr. Jeffrey Martin, Penn Medicine Lancaster General HealthDr. Eugene Curley, WellSpan HealthDr. Fahmida McGann, Penn State Health