Summit County Confirms First Measles Case After Student Attended Elementary School While Infectious

Overview

• Officials identified the case in a South Summit Elementary student who was at school while infectious on Jan. 5.
• The Summit County Health Department and South Summit School District are notifying potentially exposed families and staff and conducting contact tracing.
• Local leaders said the student was unvaccinated, and unvaccinated students deemed exposed will be kept out of school for 21 days.
• Health Director Dr. Phil Bondurant encouraged residents without immunity to receive the MMR vaccine and to call a provider before seeking in-person care if symptoms appear.
• The state health dashboard shows 176 measles cases statewide as of Saturday, following earlier school-linked cases in neighboring Wasatch County.