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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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
In West Texas, those red measles blotches on fevered skin are warning signs for the nation | Editorial
Gaines County schools have among the lowest vaccination rates in Texas. The measles outbreak there is a portent for the rest ...
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Texas Measles Outbreak Spreads to New Mexico as Case Numbers Near 100
Lea County, New Mexico, is now reporting an outbreak of measles, according to the New Mexico Department of Health.
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Texas leaders quiet amid the biggest measles outbreak in decades
Texas is facing its worst measles outbreak in decades, as cases have jumped from two to 146 in just one month. A child is ...
Measles cases rise to 146 in ongoing Texas outbreak, including first US death since 2015
Feb. 28, the number of measles cases in West Texas has risen to 146, with 20 hospitalizations, in an outbreak primarily ...