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The public health department is recommending that any child with only one vaccine get their second dose early, and changed its recommendation for kids in Lubbock County to get the first vaccine dose ...
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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. traveled to West Texas on Sunday after a second elementary school-aged child who was not vaccinated died from a measles-related illness.
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A measles outbreak that began in rural West Texas has now claimed three lives, with cases more than doubling 2024’s total and spreading through under-vaccinated communities across five states
In 2024, the U.S. reported 285 measles cases. Three months into 2025, 22 states have confirmed a total of 607 measles cases, according to the CDC. There have been six outbreaks — defined as three or more related cases — reported in 2025;
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas for the second time this year, as an ongoing multistate measles outbreak centered in the western part of the state has grown to one of the worst the country has seen in decades.
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New Mexico confirms 54 measles cases across the state, 52 in Lea CountyNew Mexico has reported 54 cases of measles, with most cases involving unvaccinated residents, and between Feb. 1 and April 3, 15,718 New Mexicans have received the measles, mumps, rubella
WHEN VACCINATION RATES ARE HIGH, WE PROTECT According to the health department, most of the cases in New Mexico involve unvaccinated residents. Officials add the measles outbreak is not a rapidly ...
Measles outbreaks are surging in 5 U.S. states, with over 400 cases in Texas and two deaths. Here’s what to know.
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