measles

La preocupación es mayor en las áreas del estado donde un alto porcentaje de estudiantes no tiene la vacuna MMR (sarampión, paperas y rubéola), como en la esquina suroeste de Utah.

The concern is greatest for areas of the state where a high percentage of students do not have the MMR vaccine, like the southwest corner of Utah.

El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Utah está pidiendo a las personas que verifiquen que estén vacunadas contra la enfermedad.

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services is asking people to check to make sure they’re vaccinated against the disease.

Kindergarten vaccination rates have fallen well below recommended herd immunity levels. With cases popping up across the nation, a district health official said Utah schools “are sitting ducks” for a measles outbreak.

Researchers writing in the journal Science found that when kids get measles, it can cause “amnesia” in the immune system. In much of the Mountain West,...

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