The Texas Tribune on MSN6d
With crumbling public health infrastructure, rural Texas scrambles to respond to measles
The measles outbreak in rural Texas has exposed how hospital buildings are ill-equipped. Meanwhile, long distances between ...
Texas Standard1d
Father of a child who died from measles would prefer the spotlight were less bright
Late last month, authorities confirmed the first U.S. death from measles in more than a decade – a child in West Texas. The ...
West Texas measles cases rise to 259. Here is what you need to know.
" West Texas measles cases rise to 259. Here is what you need to know. " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a ...
NBC News5d
In West Texas' measles outbreak, families forgo conventional medicine along with vaccines
Gaines County, where Seminole sits ... Edwards was conventionally trained at the University of Texas-Houston Medical School and initially opened a small town clinic where he practiced family ...
His Daughter Was America’s First Measles Death in a Decade
He hadn’t been expecting a stranger with a notepad, but he listened as I explained that I had come to town to write about the ...
In Rural Texas, a Measles Outbreak Hasn’t Swayed Vaccine Skeptics
Despite an unvaccinated child’s death, local residents in West Texas say personal choice—not public-health policy—should ...
Yahoo4d
West Texas measles cases rise to 223. Here is what you need to know.
Last week, Texas officials reported that an ... The tight-knit Mennonite community in Gaines County, mostly centered around the town of Seminole, have been hardest hit. Members of this Anabaptist ...
The Atlantic5d
His Daughter Was America’s First Measles Death in a Decade
Vaccination rates have dipped in many states, including Texas, since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. In Gaines County ... ways outside of town. After circling county roads for a while ...
Opinion
Davidson: Seminole native says measles outbreak not a Mennonite problem, urges vaccination
J, a Seminole native shares a reminder that measles isn't a "Mennonite problem." He urges neighbors to get vaccinated.