Texas measles outbreak fueled by distrust in public health and personal choice
As measles — a preventable disease the U.S. considered eliminated in 2000 — spreads through West Texas’ rural expanse, ...
RFK Jr. suggests parents consider measles vaccine amid deadly Texas outbreak: 'Call to action'
Kennedy wrote in an opinion piece published Sunday on Fox News Digital that parents should consult with physicians about the ...
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Texas officials still don’t know how West Texas measles outbreak started
The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.
After child dies in Texas measles outbreak, Kennedy promotes “vaccine choice” and pseudoscience
Kennedy Jr. at campaign event in November 2023. [AP Photo/Meg Kinnard] The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas, which ...
Gov. Greg Abbott, RFK Jr. slow to push measles vaccine as Texas outbreak spreads
Kennedy said vaccines can protect children and contribute to community immunity, but the decision should still be parents'.
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No, vaccines did not cause the Gaines County, Texas, measles case spike
Dozens of children have contracted measles in the state’s largest outbreak in 33 years. Online, some are blaming vaccines for the disease’s spread.
Federal officials underplaying measles vaccination, experts say
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has described the outbreak in West Texas last week as a “top priority.” But he has not explicitly ...
Map: These Texas schools have low measles vaccination rates
A majority of the school systems in the state that have less than 70% of its kindergarteners vaccinated are privately run, according to the Texas ...
Texas Doctor Warns Against 'Measles Parties' Amid Outbreak
Texas DSHS in a statement: "The best way to prevent getting sick is to be immunized with two doses of a vaccine against measles, which is primarily administered as the combination ...
City of Lubbock health officials urge caution, vaccine amid Texas growing measles outbreak
With growing cases of measles in Texas and Lubbock reporting the states first death, local health officials hosted a news ...
As measles outbreak grows, HHS secretary says vaccination is a personal decision that can protect individuals and communities
As a measles outbreak in Texas has grown to nearly 150 cases, US Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in ...