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West, measles and Texas

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates

Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.

Texas Standard · 1h

Texas officials still don’t know how West Texas measles outbreak started

Texas’ health commissioner told lawmakers Monday they are still trying to determine the origin of a South Plains-Panhandle measles outbreak more than a month after the first patients reported symptoms.

USA Today · 5d

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.

measles, MMR vaccine

USA Today · 1d

Who can get the measles and is the vaccine safe?

Vaccination provides long-lasting 97% protection against measles infection. Most people who have been vaccinated do not need to be vaccinated again.

Men's Health on MSN · 21h

How to Find Out If You Got the Measles Vaccine as a Kid

WITH 146 CONFIRMED cases of measles in the current Texas outbreak, and the first U.S. death from the disease in a decade, you may be wondering whether you actually did get all your childhood vaccinations.

El Paso Matters on MSN · 1d

Where to get measles vaccine in El Paso

Amid the worsening West Texas measles outbreak, the El Paso Department of Public Health is encouraging people to get the two-dose measles, mumps and rubella vaccine as a preventive measure. The Texas Department of State Health Services announced this week the first death in the outbreak,

Where can I get a measles vaccine in Austin? That question and more answered.

While the Austin area has confirmed a case of measles, there is not an outbreak. That said, here's a guide to how and when to ...

23hon MSN

Gov. Greg Abbott, RFK Jr. slow to push measles vaccine as Texas outbreak spreads

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’s spoken directly with Gov. Greg Abbott about the ...

1h

Texas leaders quiet amid the biggest measles outbreak in decades

Texas is facing its worst measles outbreak in decades, as cases have jumped from two to 146 in just one month.

6h

RFK Jr. urges measles vaccinations after years of casting doubt on the vaccine

WASHINGTON — Amid a growing outbreak of measles in Texas, recently confirmed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is urging ...

2hon MSN

Doctors are wary of RFK JR.'s response to Texas measles outbreak

As cases of measles keep rising in Texas, some doctors call Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s response a "wink and nod" to anti-vaccine ...

4hon MSN

What to know about measles, symptoms and the MMR vaccine

A recent outbreak of measles is prompting questions about the life-threatening disease and how to prevent it. Here's what to ...

3hon MSN

Can You Get Measles If You Are Vaccinated? Doctors Explain

About three out of 100 people who get both doses of the MMR vaccine will still get measles if they’re exposed to the virus, ...

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