gaines county texas measles

Texas, measles and Gaines County

No, a vaccine campaign did not cause the Gaines County, Texas, measles case spike

Dozens of children have contracted measles in Texas' largest outbreak in 33 years. Online, some are blaming vaccines for the disease’s spread.

Click2Houston · 13d

Measles spreads in Gaines County, Texas: Here’s what Harris County residents should know

There is a measles outbreak in the South Plains region of Texas, with 58 confirmed cases, primarily in Gaines County, which accounts for 45 cases.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Amid West Texas measles outbreak, vaccine resistance hardens

SEMINOLE, Texas — When the local hospital warned of a brewing measles outbreak, Kaleigh Brantner urged fellow residents of this rural West Texas community to beware of vaccinating their children.

RFK Jr. calls for measles vaccinations

The Washington Post · 3h

RFK Jr.’s focus on vitamin A for measles worries health experts

The measles outbreak in Texas has sparked debate over the use of vitamin A, with some health experts warning it may not be effective.

USA Today · 23h

RFK Jr: MMR vaccine protects from measles. What's the vaccine rate in NY?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic, seemingly reversed course and touted benefits of MMR vaccine amid deadly Texas measles outbreak.

Time on MSN · 2h

RFK Jr. Cites the Measles Vaccine Amid a Worsening Outbreak

But in his new opinion piece about the ongoing measles outbreak, published March 2 in Fox News Digital, Kennedy wrote that vaccines “not only protect individual children from measles, but also contribute to community immunity,

1hon MSN

Texas measles outbreak fueled by distrust in public health and personal choice

Alongside measles in this region, where voters overwhelmingly supported President Donald Trump, there’s another outbreak: one ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN16h

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 ...

19hon MSN

Texas health department delivers measles update

The Texas Department of State Health Services commissioner gave an update on the measles outbreak on Monday.DSHS Commissioner ...

5don MSN

Central Texas universities, health departments warn of potential measles exposure after visit from at least one positive West Texas resident

The Hays County Health Department said a Gaines County resident visited San Marcos, where Texas State is located, on Feb. 14.

The Texas Tribune5h

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

In rural West Texas, measles has sickened nearly 150 people, most of them unvaccinated. A school-age child has died. The virus is spreading among Gaines County’s Mennonite community, where government ...

Texas weather can play a role in helping the measles virus spread rapidly. Here's how

The West Texas measles outbreak continues to see more confirmed cases and, on Wednesday, the outbreak's first death. Weather ...

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