"The number of confirmed measles cases in Utah have surpassed 100, with state health officials reporting 102 as of Nov. 25, the last update available from the Thanksgiving holiday week. Of those, 24 were recorded in the last three weeks. Expecting the state and national measles surge to continue amid low vaccination rates, distrust and some isolating themselves from medical care, Utah health officials are bracing for the outbreak to get worse in coming months."
"That outbreak at Wasatch High School "really worries me," Nolen said. "That is a new area to be infected. And it's quite concerning that we suddenly saw so many people with this infection in one school," she said. Wasatch County has some of the lowest public school measles vaccination rates in the state, according to state data. "So we know that area is vulnerable to a continued spread of measles now that it's introduced," she said."
Utah reported 102 confirmed measles cases as of Nov. 25, with 24 cases occurring in the prior three weeks. Public health officials expect the state and national measles surge to continue due to low vaccination rates, distrust, and some people isolating from medical care. Seventy-four cases are concentrated in Washington County. A new outbreak at Wasatch High School infected at least eight students in Wasatch County, which has among the lowest public school measles vaccination rates. Officials warn that school-based infections can spread to siblings and the wider community, raising concern for further expansion.
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