If you are vaccinated you should not have to worry but the health department has put out an alert about a Canadian who “visited multiple public locations in Renton, Bellevue, Seattle, Everett and Woodinville while contagious with measles” in early May including a popular beer hall and brewery on Capitol Hill.

Public Health says the visitor arrived here April 30th and spent four days around the city and the Eastside before flying home out of Sea-Tac on May 3rd. Unfortunately, they had a very busy itinerary including a stop on Capitol Hill.

Officials say the infected person was at Capitol Hill’s Stoup Brewing at Broadway and Union from 4 to 8 PM on Friday, May 2nd.

“Measles virus can remain in the air for up to two hours after someone infectious with measles leaves the area,” local health officials said. “Anyone who was at the following locations during the times listed could have been exposed to measles.”

Health officials have not said if any new case have been connected to the exposures but did say the visitor’s case is not connected to any previous local measles cases.

Exposure alerts are likely to continue.

“Globally and in the U.S., we are experiencing a significant measles resurgence. With over 1,000 cases reported so far this year nationally, 2025 is on track to have the highest number of measles cases in the U.S. since the early 1990s,” Meagan Kay, Medical Epidemiologist for Public Health – Seattle & King County said ih a statement. “It’s an important time to check your vaccination status and get vaccinated if you aren’t protected.”

Officials here say the measles vaccination should protect most who have received it. “Two doses of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine provides about 97% protection against getting infected by measles and that protection lasts a lifetime,” the exposure alert reads.

If you were possibly exposed, you are encouraged to verify your vaccination status and contact a healthcare provider promptly if you develop an illness with fever or with an unexplained rash.

“To avoid possibly spreading measles to others, do not go to a clinic or hospital without calling first to tell them you want to be checked for measles after an exposure. It is also important to limit contact with others, especially those without known immunity,” the alert reads.

If you were at the locations at the times listed above and are not immune to measles, the most likely time you would become sick would be between May 7 to 24th, officials say. People who are immuno-compromised may take longer to experience symptoms.

To learn more about this case, visit kingcounty.gov.

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