Utah marks a year of battling measles, with no clear end in sight
Health officials say low vaccination rates and a wrestling event helped the virus spread to 22 of Utah’s 29 counties.
- Utah's year-long measles outbreak has sickened more than 680 people, spreading across 22 of the state's 29 counties since June 20, 2025.
- Low childhood vaccination rates in the TriCounty region, where more than 16% of kindergarteners missed doses, fueled the spread; a February high-school wrestling championship sparked at least 46 cases.
- Officials excluded unvaccinated students from in-person classes and mandated isolation for the sick. Infectious disease specialist Cyndie Mattinson noted the shift to community support: "We weren't out there to police."
- Pediatrician Dr. Ellie Brownstein, president-elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics, opposed legislation easing vaccine waivers, warning the state lacks a clear cultural reckoning over measles' resurgence.
- International health experts meet in November to determine if the U.S. and Mexico have lost measles-elimination status. Brownstein cautioned, "I don't know that we're going to get this genie back.
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Utah marks a year of battling measles, which is a concern for the entire U.S.
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Utah has spent the past year fighting measles outbreaks - a grim milestone that could affect whether the United States can keep its measles-free designation. More than 680 people have gotten sick since the state's first outbreak began on June 20, 2025. Unlike measles outbreaks in Texas, South Carolina and Arizona, the spread in Utah has been tough to contain to one region - infecting undervaccinated communities in nearly every county. Measles po…
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Utah has spent the past year fighting measles outbreaks — a grim milestone that could affect whether the United States can keep its measles-free designation. More than 680 people have gotten sick since the state’s first outbreak began on June 20, 2025. Unlike measles outbreaks in Texas, South Carolina and Arizona, the spread in Utah has been tough to contain to one region — infecting undervaccinated communities in nearly every county. Measles po…
Utah has dedicated the past year to fighting measles outbreaks, a gloomy milestone that could affect the designation of the United States as a disease-free country.
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