Delaware Childhood Vaccination Guidance Remains Unchanged

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NEW CASTLE (August 13, 2026) – Following recent federal changes to childhood vaccine recommendations, the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is reassuring families that Delaware’s childhood vaccination guidance and access remain unchanged. Delaware continues to follow long standing, evidence-based immunization schedules that protect children from preventable diseases and support their healthiest start in life. “Parents should feel confident that Delaware’s approach to childhood vaccination remains steady, reliable, and grounded in decades of scientific evidence,” said Delaware Surgeon General Dr. Neil Hockstein. “Combination vaccines like MMR have been safely used for decades, and the evidence is clear that vaccines Read More …

Delaware Opens Measles Call Center

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Many of your questions and concerns about measles can be answered at de.gov/measles or through your primary care physician. If you have further questions you’d like answered, DPH has opened a Measles Call Center, which will be active Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. until further notice. Call toll free at 1-866-408-1899 or locally, at 302-672-6100.

Delaware Declares Measles Outbreak

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DOVER, DEL. (July 22, 2026) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting two additional positive measles cases, totaling four in the state. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines a measles outbreak as three or more cases of measles that are connected by time and location. Extensive contact tracing is ongoing to identify anyone exposed to the individuals who tested positive. DPH will notify people who were identified as exposed to confirm whether they have been vaccinated against measles, provide educational resources, and to recommend treatment when necessary. More information will be forthcoming if contact tracing Read More …

DPH Confirms Second Positive Measles Case

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DOVER, DEL. (July 21, 2026) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting its second confirmed measles case. Extensive contact tracing is ongoing to identify anyone exposed to the individuals who tested positive. DPH will notify people who were identified as exposed to confirm whether they have been vaccinated against measles, provide educational resources, and to recommend treatment when necessary.  More information will be forthcoming if contact tracing reveals any known public exposures. The individuals who tested positive were both unvaccinated adult males in Kent County. DPH is unable to provide more details about the individuals who tested Read More …

DPH Confirms First Positive Measles Case in Over a Decade

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DOVER, DEL. (July 20, 2026) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting its first confirmed measles case in more than a decade. A sample was tested and confirmed positive today. Extensive contact tracing is ongoing to identify anyone exposed to the individual. DPH will notify people who were identified as exposed to confirm whether they have been vaccinated against measles, provide educational resources, and to recommend treatment when necessary.  More information will be forthcoming if contact tracing reveals any known public exposures. The individual who tested positive is an unvaccinated adult male in Kent County. DPH is unable Read More …

Minnesota Department of Health: New ASL Videos

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The Minnesota Department of Health has created three new vaccine preventable disease videos using American Sign Language. These videos have been linked to the ICD’s Video Page. Hepatitis B Information for Pregnant Persons Measles (Rubeola) Pertussis: What Parents Need to Know

RSV Vaccination of Pregnant Women

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Vaccinating expectant mothers against RSV reduces hospital admissions in young infants by at least 80%, according to amajor study of nearly 300,000 babies in England. Read more

New Vaccination Resources

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American Academy of Family Physicians https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/prevention-wellness/immunizations-vaccines.html AAFP has updated its child and adult immunization schedules for 2026. The updates include: Integration of new vaccine products and options Clearer guidance in complex or rapidly evolving areas AAFP-specific framing and clinical perspective Moderna Atlas https://atlas.modernatx.com/bench2practice/educational-resources The Moderna Bench2Practice website allows healthcare providers to find educational tools and resources to elevate knowledge of vaccines and assist with patient communication. Learn about educational topics like: Virus, Clinical Course, and Impact At risk population insights Increasing vaccination uptake mRNA therapeutics and vaccine technology Vaccinate Your Family 2025 Annual Report https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/VFY_Annual_Report_2025_Digital.pdf Throughout 2025, VYF remained focused Read More …

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Immunization Schedule Changes

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As reported by the Washington Post on March 16, 2026: A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from implementing sweeping changes to the nation’s childhood immunization schedule, siding with the American Academy of Pediatrics and many other national medical and scientific organizations.   AAP and the other plaintiffs argue that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unlawfully altered vaccine policy and improperly reconstituted a federal vaccine advisory panel.  Under Kennedy, the federal government has cut the number of vaccines previously recommended to children, including for flu, hepatitis A, rotavirus and meningococcal disease. Kennedy had also dismissed all 17 members of the Read More …

More Illness: Greater Cost

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The Common Health Coalition has published its Spotlight Brief on the cost of Childhood Immunizations. Summary: This brief demonstrates how declines in childhood vaccination will carry substantial human and economic consequences, using measles as a case study. The modeling analysis, conducted by the Yale School of Public Health, finds that a sustained 1% annual decline in MMR vaccine coverage could lead to more than 17,000 measles cases, 4,000 hospitalizations, and 36 preventable deaths each year, while adding billions in avoidable costs across the US health system and economy by 2030. Read the Brief