Measles was considered to be eliminted in the U.S. in 2000, thanks to vaccine developments. But vaccination rates have dropped since the covid pandemic began.
The state's largest measles outbreak in 30 years has been largely tied to a Mennonite community in rural West Texas. Earlier this month, Lara Anton, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of State Health Services,
Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, has confirmed the first death in the state from measles occurred at its facilities. Here is what we know.
The United Family pharmacies will be offering the MMR vaccine to protect against measles to local Texas communities. Here is what we know.
A measles outbreak in West Texas has people across the state curious about their communities. You can check the vaccination rates in your district and county here.
Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease. Texas health officials say the school-aged child, not vaccinated, and was hospitalized last week. Now, Alabama and Florida health officials are sounding the alarm.
A child who wasn't vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious — but preventable — respiratory disease since 2015.
Por Neha Mukherjee, CNN La primera muerte por sarampión en el creciente brote registrado en el oeste de Texas fue la de un niño en edad escolar. El niño no estaba vacunado y había sido hospitalizado e
Una persona en el oeste de Texas que fue hospitalizada con sarampión ha fallecido, la primera muerte en un brote que comenzó a fines del mes pasado. La portavoz del Centro de Ciencias de la Salud de l
As first measles death is confirmed in the U.S. since 2015, experts warn the current West Texas outbreak is likely to spread.
Representative Kim Schrier, a Washington Congresswoman and former pediatrician, said the measles outbreak in Texas could have been avoided.