DC warns of measles exposure during March for Life as national cases climb

By Claire Carter

Published February 10, 2026 10:19am ET

Health officials in Washington on Sunday warned that thousands of attendees at this year’s March for Life may have been exposed to measles.

“DC Health was notified of multiple confirmed cases of measles whose carriers visited multiple locations in the District while contagious,” DC Health said in a statement. “DC Health is informing people who were at these locations that they may have been exposed.”