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 measles cases rise to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child’s death
Texas health officials say the number of people with measles has increased to 146 in a rural West Texas outbreak that led ...
San Antonio school confirms case of rubella as measles outbreak in Texas grows
A child’s death this past week in Texas is the first U.S. death from measles, a highly contagious but preventable respiratory ...
Kennedy Said Measles Outbreaks Are ‘Not Unusual.’ Here’s What the Data Says.
“We have measles outbreaks every year,” he added. Mr. Kennedy has also said in the past that immunizations against measles ...
In Texas Measles Outbreak, Signs of a Riskier Future for Children
Vaccine hesitancy has been rising for years in the United States. Doctors and parents in one rural county are confronting the ...
Friday marks the end of meteorological winter
The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated ...
Northwest Texas measles outbreak grows to 146 cases, including child's death
An outbreak of measles in northwest Texas grew to 146 cases on Friday, two days after health officials reported that a child ...
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No, a vaccine campaign did not cause the Gaines County, Texas, measles case spike
The People’s Voice cited South Plains Public Health District vaccination clinics held Feb. 6 and 7 in Gaines County. On Feb. 5, the Texas state health department confirmed Gaines had six cases of ...
Measles cases in Texas climbs to 146 with 20 hospitalized, officials say
Texas Department of Health Services on Friday upped its measles count to 146 cases with 20 people hospitalized. A school-age child died from the highly contagious virus this week. That child was not ...
Texas measles outbreak: 90 cases reported in South Plains region
An outbreak of measles has struck the South Plains region of Texas, with 90 cases reported since late January, according to ...
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West Texas county confirms second case of measles days after health officials confirm first case
Just days after City of Lubbock health officials confirmed a positive case from Gaines County, South Plains Public Health District confirmed another case. SPPHD is the public health entity servicing ...