A sixth case of measles was confirmed in Western Washington last week, with a common exposure site of Sea-Tac Airport on April 25.
According to the Public Health Department of Seattle & King County, "Health officials have no reason to believe that there is currently an increased risk of getting measles by visiting the airport."
But some parents like Tiffany Grantham of Olympia feel they are in a tough position. Grantham and her husband have an 8-month old son named James, who hasn't received his MMR vaccine because he's too young.
The family has plans to fly to Georgia in June so their family and friends back east can meet James. Tiffany's husband has a limited window of time to take leave because he's in the military.
Tiffany asked her medical providers about getting an MMR vaccine for her son early but had no luck.
"I'm being told 'no' because we're not going internationally and because we're not traveling to a state that's under a state of emergency," she said.
She adds that medical advice has been hard to come by.
"I can't get a direct answer from the pediatrician. When I call, they try to transfer me to a nurse line. So I haven't had a doctor tell me specifically 'yes you should go' or 'no you shouldn't go," Tiffany said.
Dr. Elizabeth Meade, head of pediatrics at Swedish Medical Center, said this is the number one measles-related question she's getting from parents.
"Understandably, this is a worrisome time for parents of babies too young to be vaccinated," she told KING 5's Michelle LI.
Dr. Meade does not recommend early MMR vaccinations.
"Immune response seems to be better if we wait until one year, when possible. However, if traveling somewhere where the measles is widespread or living in a community with a current, active outbreak, we may give it as early as six months," Meade continued.
The CDC recommends children should get two doses of MMR vaccine, starting with the first dose at 12 to 15 months of age, and the second dose at 4 through 6 years of age.
Dr. Meade also does not advise parents to say inside with the doors and windows locked.
"I would certainly stay away from anyone sick (always with young infants). It's tricky with measles because it can live in the air. So we do the best we can do," she wrote.
Dr. Meade says the most important thing parents can do is to make sure their children get their first dose of MMR when they turn one-year-old in order to best protect them.
"One dose is 95% effective in preventing measles if exposed, and two doses are 97% effective," Meade said.