Houston Public Media8d
How a measles outbreak overwhelmed a small West Texas town
The kindergarten vaccination rate against the measles in Gaines County is 82%, far below the 95% needed to achieve herd ...
How did the measles outbreak spread? A look at vaccine exemption rates in Texas
Gaines County in West Texas is at the heart of the ongoing measles outbreak. Non-medical vaccine exemption rates there are high.
KPBS7d
How a measles outbreak overwhelmed a small West Texas town
SEMINOLE, Texas — Last Saturday ... director of the South Plains Public Health District, which includes Gaines County, he dropped by to check on how many shots the crew had given out so far ...
This young Texas doctor only read about measles. Now she's a leading expert amid outbreak.
Many doctors have never seen measles in person. The Texas outbreak is reshaping how health systems prepare for drops in ...
Texas measles outbreak fueled by distrust in public health and personal choice
Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died ...
AZ Central15d
How did the measles outbreak spread? A look at vaccine exemption rates in Texas
The epicenter of the outbreak, Gaines County, Texas, encapsulates 10 cities, towns and census-designated locations and had a population of about 22,523 in 2023, according to U.S. Census data.
The Texas Tribune11d
West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates
Gaines County, which includes Seminole ... about an hour away. The small towns of West Texas may look completely isolated on a map, with little between them beyond oil and gas facilities and ...
Asheville Citizen-Times15d
At the center of Texas measles outbreak, a by-the-numbers look at high rates of vaccine exemptions
The epicenter of the outbreak, Gaines County, Texas, encapsulates 10 cities, towns and census-designated locations and had a population of about 22,523 in 2023, according to U.S. Census data.