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Public health director warns of falling school vaccination rates as county detects measles cases
Summary
The county public health director told commissioners vaccination rates in local schools have fallen from about 93% in 2015 to roughly 80–88% in the 2024–25 school year in the Tri‑County area and reported five confirmed measles cases in Ferreira, two of whom attended school while infectious.
The county’s public health director told the Duchesne County Commission that prevention remains the department’s central mission and that recent data show declining school vaccination coverage and a local measles cluster.
"When we invest in prevention today, we save lives, reduce costs, and build a healthier more resilient community for tomorrow," the public health director said, summarizing the department’s annual synopsis and its emphasis on prevention programs.
The director said roughly 43% of the department’s revenue comes from federal grants and that wages and benefits account for about three‑quarters of…
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