Overview
- County officials say a person with confirmed measles was at Universal Studios Hollywood on Sunday, July 26 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., potentially exposing other parkgoers.
- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued a public exposure notice and set Aug. 16 as the last day for the 7–21 day symptom monitoring window.
- Officials advise people to check their vaccination records, call a healthcare provider before seeking in-person care if they develop symptoms, and urge pregnant people, infants under 12 months and immunocompromised individuals to contact a provider promptly.
- Public health guidance stresses vaccination as the primary defense: two doses of MMR are about 97% effective and one dose about 93%, and measles can linger in the air or on surfaces for up to two hours.
- The alert comes during a larger U.S. measles surge this year — roughly 2,300 reported cases nationwide and rising California totals — and investigators say Universal is cooperating while no secondary infections linked to this visit have been confirmed.