The state of Florida has reported its first measles case for 2025 in Miami-Dade Public Schools. Amid the measles outbreak this year, experts note the importance of vaccination.

Palmetto High School is the first person in Florida confirmed to have measles, the highly contagious respiratory disease.

Florida has recorded its first measles case of the year amid an outbreak in states across the country. A student at Miami Palmetto Senior High School in Pinecrest has been diagnosed with the disease, according to an email seen by CBS News Miami. Newsweek has contacted the Miami-Dade County Health Department for comment via email.

Florida’s Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is under fire for allowing unvaccinated students to attend school during a measles outbreak, contradicting CDC guidelines.

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