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 ...
Everyday Health3d
Second Death Reported in Growing Texas Measles Outbreak
On Friday, March 7, the Texas Department of Health and Human Services reported 198 infections in nine counties, with 137 recorded in Gaines County. Twenty-three of those patients have been ...
Truthout5d
Measles Outbreak in Texas Highlights Impact of Underinvestment in Public Health
Like COVID, measles is revealing how aging infrastructure and doctor shortages leave rural communities vulnerable.
25 News KXXV8d
West Texas measles cases rise to 198. Here is what you need to know.
The number of measles cases in Gaines County, the epicenter of the outbreak, has grown to 137, 30 more than the cases ...
Houston Public Media9d
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 ...
Dothan Eagle9d
People at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates
SEMINOLE, Texas — Measles had struck this West Texas town, sickening dozens of children ... the 95% threshold experts say is ...
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 ...
The York Dispatch11d
West Texans, Mennonites make vaccines a personal choice during measles outbreak
Gaines County, which includes Seminole ... about an hour away. The small towns of West Texas may look completely isolated on ...
Newsday15d
Texas measles cases rise to 146 in outbreak that led to child's death
Gaines County has a strong home schooling and private ... School officials in two Texas cities each reported one rubella case this week, but Van Deusen said no infections had been confirmed.