Texas, measles

Houston officials announce measles plan as RFK Jr. sends vitamin A to Texas
Harris County officials outlined a plan to boost vaccination rates for measles and trace any potential cases in Houston—as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the federal government plans to combat the outbreak by shipping doses of vitamin A to Gaines County.
Over a dozen new measles cases in Texas outbreak in less than a week: Officials
The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in Texas has increased to 159 -- an increase of 13 cases in the past five days, authorities said on Tuesday.
Mennonites in the spotlight over Texas measles outbreak
Close-knit religious community claims it is a scapegoat for wider issue of anti-vax sentiment in rural West Texas
Texas measles outbreak update for Tuesday, March 4
The Texas Health and Human Services update on March 4, 2025, concerning the measles outbreak in West Texas. Here's what to know.
CDC says it’s on the ground in Texas to respond to measles outbreak
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas to respond to the growing measles outbreak. The agency posted on X that it’s partnering with the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Amid West Texas measles outbreak, vaccine resistance hardens
When the local hospital warned of a brewing measles outbreak, Kaleigh Brantner urged fellow residents of this rural West Texas community to beware of vaccinating their children. Two weeks later, her unvaccinated 7-year-old son came home from school with a fever.
Vaccine critic RFK Jr. backs measles vaccine amid deadly Texas outbreak
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a noted vaccine skeptic, is voicing support for the measles vaccine amid a deadly outbreak, mainly in Texas.
No, a vaccine campaign did not cause the Gaines County, Texas, measles case spike
Dozens of children have contracted measles in Texas' largest outbreak in 33 years. Online, some are blaming vaccines for the disease’s spread.
Kennedy sends mixed vaccine messages amid Texas measles outbreak
In the first test of the Trump administration’s outbreak response, Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sending mixed messages about a rapidly spreading measles outbreak in Texas.
Health officials say number of measles cases climbs to 163 across Texas, including 1 Austin
Most of the measles cases are in West Texas, but Travis County now included in the statistics with infant diagnosed last week ...
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No, vaccines did not cause the Gaines County, Texas, measles case spike
Dozens of children have contracted measles in the state’s largest outbreak in 33 years. Online, some are blaming vaccines for ...
Texas measles outbreak fueled by distrust in public health and personal choice
As measles — a preventable disease the U.S. considered eliminated in 2000 — spreads through West Texas’ rural expanse, ...
Measles cases rise to 159 in Texas, state health department says
Cases in Gaines county, the center of the outbreak, rose to 107 from 98 cases, it said, adding that hospitalizations rose to 22 from 20. Last week, an unvaccinated child died of measles, the first in ...
Cod liver oil embraced amid Texas measles outbreak; doctors fight misinfo
US Health Secretary and long-standing anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing criticism for his equivocal ...
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 ...
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 ...
Central Texas universities, health departments warn of potential measles exposure after visit from at least one positive West Texas resident
The Hays County Health Department said a Gaines County resident visited San Marcos, where Texas State is located, on Feb. 14.