Texas records first US measles death in ten years—how to protect yourself and your community
Texas health officials announced the death of a child in a measles outbreak—the first measles death in the United States since 2015. The outbreak was first identified in early February in Gaines ...
Data: These charts show vaccine exemptions in North Texas, Gaines County
For a community to be protected against contagious diseases, enough residents need to be vaccinated to provide “herd immunity ...
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Texas measles outbreak: 146 cases confirmed since late January
More cases of measles have been detected in Texas' South Plains region, according to an update from rhe Department of State Health Services on Friday. 146 cases of measles connected to that outbreak ...
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West Texas measles cases rise to 146 and the first case reported in Austin. Here is what you need to know.
The number of measles cases in Gaines County has more than doubled in a week. Separate from the West Texas outbreak, Austin’s first measles case in 24 years reported Friday. Of the 58 ...
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Breaking: Austin's first case of measles confirmed, Austin Public Health says
The Texas Department of State Health Services ... There is no scientific proof for that. Gaines County, which has 98 cases of measles, has 13.6% of its children in public schools filing for ...
Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico. Here's what you should know
Five years earlier, measles cases were the worst in almost three decades in 2019. Gaines County has one of the ...
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Texas measles cases swell to 48, marking state’s worst outbreak in three decades
The measles outbreak in Texas has doubled to 48 cases ... Along with the Gaines County outbreak, DSHS officials found one case in Lynn County, three in Terry County, and two in Yoakum ...
After dismissing outbreak as ‘not unusual,’ RFK Jr. says ending measles in Texas is ‘top priority’
I recognize the serious impact of this outbreak on families, children, and healthcare workers,” Kennedy wrote on X Friday ...