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The Trump administration is stepping in to help Texas respond to the deadly and highly contagious respiratory virus.

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Known for his anti-vaccination stance, the new US Secretary of Health is facing his first challenge: Curbing the mainly Texas ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is on the ground in Texas to aid the state in tamping down a measles outbreak, the agency said Tuesday. The agency in a statement on the social ...