Six more unvaccinated children in Clark County have tested positive for measles, health officials announced July 28, pushing the county's 2026 total to 15 cases and tightening the timeline for Beaverton School District families with the first day of school less than four weeks away on August 25.
All six new cases involved unvaccinated children exposed in private settings, according to Clark County Public Health. No new public exposure sites were identified.
Of the county's 15 total cases, 13 involved unvaccinated individuals; vaccination status was unknown for the other two.
The escalation comes as Oregon's own case count sits at 32, the state's highest annual total in more than three decades, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
Twenty-nine of those 32 cases involved people who were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown. Two Oregonians have been hospitalized.
Beaverton exposure site
As we reported on July 22, an infectious person visited Sky Zone Beaverton, 10750 S.W. Denney Road, between noon and 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 18. The trampoline park was notified July 23 and closed until 3 p.m. on July 24 for a deep cleaning before reopening.
Elisa Kourouma, a Sky Zone member who visits four days a week, told KPTV Fox 12 on July 25 that she hadn't heard about the exposure until her husband told her. "I don't think a lot of people know, I mean I'm a member here four days a week and I didn't know until my husband told me so I'm pretty sure they don't have any idea about the measle outbreak or scare because I'm pretty sure they wouldn't be there with kids right now," Kourouma said.
Additional exposure sites announced July 28 include Randall Children's Hospital emergency department in Portland (July 23–25) and Providence St. Vincent Medical Center's East Pavilion lobby, elevators, and seventh floor on S.W. Barnes Road (July 28, 10:20 a.m.–12:55 p.m.).
What BSD families need to do
The district's measles prevention guidance spells out the stakes: if a confirmed case appears at a school, public health officials will exclude all unvaccinated students and staff for at least 21 days, including those with medical or non-medical exemptions.
BSD requires two doses of the MMR vaccine for all students. The two-dose series is 97% effective at preventing measles. An unvaccinated person exposed to the virus has about a 90% chance of getting sick; a vaccinated person's risk drops to roughly 3%.
The standard MMR series requires two doses administered 28 days apart. That means families starting from scratch need to begin no later than today, July 28, to complete both shots by August 25. Families who already have one dose should schedule the second now. Those without immunization records can get an MMR titer blood test to prove immunity.
BSD's school-based health centers at Beaverton and Merlo offer no-cost vaccinations for students, according to the district's nursing page.
Shots are also available through the Washington County Health Department (503-846-8851) and private providers. The Oregon Health Plan covers vaccination costs for children and teens under 19 who meet income criteria, regardless of immigration status.
Oregon's statewide immunization registry, Alert IIS, captures nearly 100% of student records. School staff can look up a student's status using their name and date of birth, so families unsure of their records can check with their school office.
The first day of school is August 25. Families who need both MMR doses should contact a provider this week.
