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Unvaccinated students barred from school for weeks amid central Utah mumps outbreak

Students who haven’t received the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine will not be allowed to attend school or school activities in Sanpete County for weeks thanks to a mumps outbreak there, health officials announced Monday.

Two cases of mumps have been confirmed in the county, and health officials are investigating “other probable cases,” according to a news release fro the Central Utah Public Health Department.

Students who are not vaccinated have received notification and will not be allowed to attend school until May 5 at the earliest — and only if they have no symptoms, the department reported.

If new cases are confirmed, the date could be pushed back even further; school exclusions remain in effect for 26 days from the onset of the latest identified case, health officials wrote.