Measles resources for schools, workplaces, healthcare, and organizations

Updated with new resources on 11/03/25.

Measles was declared officially eliminated from the U.S. back in 2000 following decades of people getting measles vaccinations. But measles re-entered the country when travelers returned from places where measles is spreading, sometimes exposing people who hadn’t been vaccinated or hadn’t had the measles. Now measles cases are going up around the country and we have cases in King County. People understandably have questions since most folks didn’t grow up at a time when measles was still common.

To help provide information about the measles, we’ve created a number of resource materials for schools, workplaces, organizations, healthcare, and anyone to share. Please download and use these resources to help people in your networks learn about measles, how contagious it is, and what they can do to protect themselves and their families.

Flyers and Handouts

Learn About Measles (developed in partnership with Washington State Department of Health and Somali Health Board)

Comic strip showing how measles is extremely contagious. The comic strip shows how the virus can hang in the air and spread to other people.

How Contagious is Measles?

View and share this comic from our Instagram.

Flow chart showing when adults need MMR vaccine

Should adults get the Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine?

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Listen to an audio version of this explanation.

Vaccine Safety Infographic

Download in English | Русский (Russian) | Español (Spanish) | Українська (Ukrainian)

Flyer the answers questions from parents about the falsehoods linking vaccines to autism.

Vaccines & Autism: Unraveling the Myth

Social Graphics

Graphic about when children shoud get the first and second doses of measles vaccine.

When should children get vaccinated for measles?

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Graphic explaining that most adults need 1 dose of MMR vaccine in their lifetime.

I’m not sure if I’m immune to measles. What should I do?

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Graphic that explains why some adults need a second dose of MMR vaccine, including healthcare workers, students in post-high school education, and international travelers.

Some adults who’ve only had one dose of MMR in their life need a second dose

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Graphic from a comic strip that parodies a soap opera. It's the first panel to a comic strip about immune amnesia.

Days of Our Lives – This episode: “I got amnesia…from measles!”

Share this comic strip about how measles can cause “immune amnesia” from Instagram.

You can also share this Instagram comic strip in Spanish.

Videos for social media

Measles is one of the world’s most contagious diseases. The good news: MMR vaccine is extremely effective against measles. These videos explain the importance of getting the MMR vaccine.

You can also view them on Instagram:

Multi-lingual Measles Vaccine PSAs from Ethnomed

These videos are designed to be shared with patients and families to increase awareness about measles and the importance of MMR vaccination. Videos are available in English, French, Lingala, Somali, Spanish, and Ukrainian.

See all the videos on EthnoMed’s Measles Vaccine PSA page.

Q & A with Dr. Ben on Measles

There’s a lot of information out there about measles and the MMR vaccine. In this series, Dr. Ben sits down and answers some of your questions about measles and MMR vaccine.

See all the Dr. Ben Q&A videos about measles from our playlist, including videos answering questions about MMR vaccine side effects, how measles can give you immune amnesia, and why so few people know anyone who has had measles.

Measles Toolkit for Child Care and Early Learning Programs

What programs need to know to prepare and respond to a measles case. If materials are changed or adapted, please keep the Public Health logo in place and add the phrase “Adapted from materials developed from Public Health — Seattle & King County.”

For more information

For more information about measles:

From Public Health – Seattle & King County: kingcounty.gov/measles
From Washington State Department of Health: Measles | Washington State Department of Health

For more information about measles vaccine: kingcounty.gov/measles/vaccine

Originally published on April 16, 2025.

PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER

Flyers and Handouts

Social Graphics

Videos for social media

Multi-lingual Measles Vaccine PSAs from Ethnomed

Q & A with Dr. Ben on Measles

Measles Toolkit for Child Care and Early Learning Programs

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