Health Officials Urge Measles Vaccination in South-Central Pennsylvania

Harrisburg Lancaster Lebanon York, PA, October 13, 2026 —

State health officials are strongly advising residents in the Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York area to get vaccinated against measles as an outbreak continues. The outbreak has primarily affected people who are not vaccinated, according to the available information.

Recent vaccination rates have more than doubled, but the information provided does not specify the rates, the period over which they increased or how many people were included in the measurement. It also does not say whether the increase applies across the entire area or to a particular group.

The advisory covers the Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York area. No individual counties, communities or other locations were specified. The information does not identify the officials who issued the recommendation or describe how residents can access vaccination services.

Details about the outbreak remain limited. No case count, start date, source of exposure or information about the outbreak’s spread was provided. The available summary also does not state whether any hospitalizations, deaths or other outcomes have been reported. It gives no specific vaccination target or deadline.

The reported increase in vaccination rates comes alongside the continuing outbreak, but the information does not establish what caused the increase or whether it has changed the course of the outbreak. Officials’ message, as described, is a strong recommendation for residents in the named area to get vaccinated. Further details about the outbreak and the vaccination figures were not provided.

Story summarized from the original created by Kyle Morgan on www.abc27.com, see more information here.

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