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, ...
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 ...
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West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates
In rural West Texas, measles has sickened nearly 150 people, most of them unvaccinated. A school-age child has died. The virus is spreading among Gaines County’s Mennonite community, where government ...
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.
Texas measles outbreak rises to 146 cases including unvaccinated child’s death
The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated ...
Texas weather can play a role in helping the measles virus spread rapidly. Here's how
The West Texas measles outbreak continues to see more confirmed cases and, on Wednesday, the outbreak's first death. Weather ...