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Public Health Notice

Children’s National Hospital is working with the D.C. Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Health following a confirmed measles case involving a Virginia resident who visited our Emergency Department while contagious on February 2, 2026. Here are the date, time and location of the potential exposure sites associated with this case of measles: 

  • Monday, February 2, 2026, from 11:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. 
  • Address: 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20010 
  • Emergency Department, Orthopedic Clinic and/or the corridors outside of the Orthopedic Clinic at Children's National Hospital 

What should you do if you were at the location above on the specified day and time? 

  • People who might have been exposed and are not immune to measles should contact their healthcare provider, or D.C. Health at 844-493-2652 or their local health department for more guidance. 
  • If you have never received a measles-containing vaccine (either the measles, mumps and rubella [MMR] vaccine or a measles-only vaccine, which is available in other countries), you may be at risk of developing measles.
    • Anyone who was exposed and is at risk of developing measles should watch for symptoms for 21 days following the date of their last exposure on February 2, 2026.
    • If you notice any symptoms of measles (i.e., fever, red eyes, runny nose, cough and/or rash starting on the head, spreading down the body), immediately isolate yourself by staying home and away from others, and contact your healthcare provider immediately.
  • Call ahead before going to your healthcare provider’s office or the emergency room to notify them that you may have been exposed to measles and ask them to call the health department to help protect other patients and staff.
  • If you need to seek medical care, please wear a mask during the entire trip and only remove the mask if you are instructed by a healthcare provider to do so.
  • If you have received two doses of a measles-containing vaccine or were born before 1957, you are protected and do not need to take any action.
  • If you have received only one dose of a measles-containing vaccine, you are very likely to be protected, and your risk of being infected with measles from any of these exposures is very low. However, to achieve complete immunity, contact your healthcare provider about getting a second vaccine dose. 
  • If you have an immunocompromising condition or are pregnant, please consult your healthcare provider.