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The Texas Tribune on MSN18h
Nearly 650 measles cases reported in Texas. Track the spread here.
Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in 30 years. The virus has infected more than 600 people and killed two ...
Houston Landing on MSN9d
Dozens of Houston ISD schools at risk for outbreaks because of low measles vaccination rates
As Texas battles against its largest measles outbreak in decades, immunization data obtained by Houston Landing shows that ...
Houston Public Media19d
Measles case confirmed in person who traveled through Houston’s Hobby Airport last month
The person traveled to Houston from Mexico while infected with measles, a virus that can be transmitted before symptoms even develop, according to the health department.
I'm a Texas Pediatrician and I'm Giving My Baby Her Measles Shot Early amid Cycle of Misinformation (Exclusive)
Dr. Helen Jiang tells PEOPLE why her practice is offering the MMR vaccine early — and why she's going to vaccinate her infant ...
Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US
Immunization programs nationwide have been left brittle by years of stagnant funding by federal, state and local governments. In Texas and elsewhere, this helped set the stage for the measles outbreak ...
ABC News22d
Measles outbreak in Texas hits 481 cases, with 59 new infections confirmed in last 3 days
The measles outbreak in western Texas has hit 481 ... chief medical officer for Texas Children's Pediatrics in Houston, told ABC News in reference to the state data. "What it does not tell us ...
abc1319d
Child's measles death and Houston airport exposure highlight worsening outbreak in Texas
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A second child has died with measles in Texas, marking a devastating escalation in the state's worst outbreak in three decades. The U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
News Nation on MSN14h
Falling vaccine rates could mean millions of measles cases: Study
If vaccination rates hold steady at today’s level, researchers predict 851,300 cases of measles over the next 25 years. But ...
KRDO26d
Measles Alert: Houston Health Department Sounds the Alarm to Protect the City We Love
The Houston Health Department (HHD) has launched an urgent investigation into potential measles exposures linked to Fort Bend County’s first confirmed case of the disease. Although this specific ...
I Got My Baby Vaccinated for Measles Early Because I Live in Texas Where 2 Children Have Died (Exclusive)
When Abby Henson's pediatrician offered measles vaccinations to children as young as 6 months due to the outbreak, the Houston mom chose to put her son "in the safe zone." ...
FOX 26 Houston4d
Measles outbreak spreads to 9th state: What to know
In North America, an outbreak in Ontario, Canada has sickened 925 from mid-October through April 16. That's on top of cases ...