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US CDC Says Vaccination Remains Best Defense Against Measles

Dallas Morning News on MSN · 1h

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.”

Politifact · 5h

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, "all among unvaccinated school-aged children."

U.S. News & World Report · 5h

US CDC Says Vaccination Remains Best Defense Against Measles After Death in Texas

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday upheld the role of vaccines in offering protection against measles after an unvaccinated child succumbed to the infection earlier this week.

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Dallas Morning News on MSN · 4h

Texas measles outbreak reaches nearly 150 cases, state health department says

The measles outbreak in Texas has reached nearly 150 cases, according to a Friday morning update from the state health department. The agency said 146 cases have been identified since late January. Twenty of those patients have been hospitalized, and one school-age, unvaccinated child has died.

Austin American-Statesman · 5h

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 vaccinated. Most of the cases are in and around Gaines County in West Texas, not far from Lubbock and the Panhandle.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 13m

West Texas measles cases rise to 146. Here is what you need to know.

The number of measles cases in Gaines County has more than doubled in a week. State officials confirmed this week an unvaccinated school-aged child died from measles in Lubbock.

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Texas Measles outbreak continues to grow to 146 cases, 1 death of a school-aged child

With Texas measles cases in 146 cases along with the death of a child, health officials are urging individuals to receive MMR ...

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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 ...

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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.

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Texas weather can play a role in helping the measles virus spread rapidly. Here's how

The West Texas measles outbreak continues to see more confirmed cases and, on Wednesday, the outbreak's first death. Weather ...

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