In Texas, there were 146 cases of measles across the state and the South Plains, with 20 patients hospitalized. The best way to prevent getting sick is to get two doses of a measles vaccine. Symptoms of measles include high fever,

The number of people with measles in Texas rises to 146 in an outbreak that led to the death of an unvaccinated child.

Declining vaccination rates, decreasing trust in government and a political unwillingness to endorse vaccines is shaping Texas’ measles response.