{"id":22492,"date":"2026-07-02T12:27:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/?post_type=guidancepolicyupdate&#038;p=22492"},"modified":"2026-07-02T12:27:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:27:56","slug":"vdh-clinician-letter-measles-outbreak-expansion-and-back-to-school-immunizations-6-26-2026","status":"publish","type":"guidancepolicyupdate","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/guidancepolicyupdate\/vdh-clinician-letter-measles-outbreak-expansion-and-back-to-school-immunizations-6-26-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"VDH: Clinician Letter &#8211; Measles Outbreak Expansion and Back-to-School Immunizations (6\/26\/2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-22492\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-22492-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22492-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22492-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Clinician Letter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/clinicians\/clinician-letters\/measles-outbreak-expansion-and-back-to-school-immunizations\/\">Measles Outbreak Expansion and Back-to-School Immunizations<\/a> (6\/26\/2026)<\/p>\n<p>The Virginia Department of Health announced that the Buckingham County measles outbreak has expanded to Cumberland County. 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