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Davis County health staff report measles outbreak activity elsewhere, urge schools to check vaccination records
Summary
Communicable-disease staff briefed the board on a multistate measles outbreak centered in Texas, rising unvaccinated case counts, and local preparedness steps including school outreach, lists of underimmunized students, wastewater surveillance and community vaccination outreach.
Davis County communicable-disease staff reported on Aug. 12 that while the county had no confirmed measles cases, outbreaks elsewhere—including a large cluster in Texas—have driven statewide and national attention and prompted local preparedness efforts.
Tara Willardson, who identified herself as communicable-disease staff, outlined measles symptoms and transmission and emphasized that vaccination prevents infection: "The measles virus is fully preventable with vaccination. The current recommendation is to get a first dose at 12 to 15 months and then a second dose at 4 to 6 years," she said.
Willardson summarized national and regional data: the recent outbreak has concentrated transmission in communities with vaccine hesitancy, and nationally 92% of cases in the described outbreak were among unvaccinated people; 13% of cases…
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