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, ...
Measles crisis in Texas: ‘Vaccines protect children,’ says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in rare pro-vaccine message to parents
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. highlighted the rapid spread of measles in Texas, particularly among unvaccinated children. He urged ...
Gov. Greg Abbott, RFK Jr. slow to push measles vaccine as Texas outbreak spreads
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’s spoken directly with Gov. Greg Abbott about the ...
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Texas officials still don’t know how West Texas measles outbreak started
The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.
Measles outbreak: These graphics show vaccination rates in Texas
Texas’ ongoing measles outbreak is now up to 124 confirmed cases as of Tuesday. That’s the most the state has seen in any ...
Federal officials underplaying measles vaccination, experts say
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has described the outbreak in West Texas last week as a “top priority.” But he has not explicitly ...
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No, vaccines did not cause the Gaines County, Texas, measles case spike
Dozens of children have contracted measles in the state’s largest outbreak in 33 years. Online, some are blaming vaccines for the disease’s spread.
City of Lubbock health officials urge caution, vaccine amid Texas growing measles outbreak
With growing cases of measles in Texas and Lubbock reporting the states first death, local health officials hosted a news ...
Map: These Texas schools have low measles vaccination rates
A majority of the school systems in the state that have less than 70% of its kindergarteners vaccinated are privately run, according to the Texas ...
Texas Doctor Warns Against 'Measles Parties' Amid Outbreak
Texas DSHS in a statement: "The best way to prevent getting sick is to be immunized with two doses of a vaccine against measles, which is primarily administered as the combination ...
As measles outbreak grows, HHS secretary says vaccination is a personal decision that can protect individuals and communities
As a measles outbreak in Texas has grown to nearly 150 cases, US Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in ...