Utah County nursing director urges vaccinations as measles cases rise

The nursing director at the Utah County Health Department said the agency is running a drive-through measles vaccination clinic for the community as cases began appearing in mid-2025.

“We're doing a drive-through measles vaccination clinic for the community,” the nursing director said, adding that the department began seeing cases in mid‑2025. The director reported that the state had 95 confirmed measles cases at one point and said she believed the total had “surpassed 600” — a figure she presented as her belief rather than a confirmed updated count.

The director stressed the urgency of vaccination. “Measles is a very, very contagious disease. It spreads very easily,” she said, and described the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine as “very safe, uh very effective,” giving an efficacy range of “about a 93% to 97%” reduction in risk.

Officials framed the clinic as a prevention measure and urged residents who do not get vaccinated at the event to consult their primary-care doctors. “If this at least gets people thinking about it … it'd be great if they talk to their primary care doctors about it,” the director said, adding that higher vaccination rates reduce the chance of spread.

The nursing director did not provide a verification source for the differing case totals mentioned during the remarks. There were no formal actions, votes, or referenced statutes during the briefing. The health department did not specify clinic hours, exact locations, or a confirmed statewide case total in the provided remarks.