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Texas health department reports no additional measles cases in the state since June 3
The Texas health department reported no new cases of measles on Friday, the first time the state has not recorded an increase ...
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Texas measles cases grow to 742. Track the spread here.
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The West Texas measles outbreak has started to slow for the first time since January
The measles outbreak in West Texas has slowed down, according to state health officials.
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Today on Texas Standard: The 89th Legislature is over – and so are lawmakers’ hopes for these bills
Dr. Jennifer Shuford, Texas Department of State Health Services commissioner, joins the Standard with an update on efforts to ...
Measles vaccination rates fell in almost 80 percent of US counties after COVID pandemic: Research
New research shows measles vaccination rates for children fell in almost 80 percent of counties across the country after the COVID-19 pandemic.  A Johns Hopkins University study tracked ...
Premature Newborn Dies in Ontario After Catching Measles From Unvaccinated Mother
Thousands of people, mostly children, in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico have contracted the vaccine-preventable disease this ...