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Measles outbreak in Texas expected to last for months, though vaccinations are up

Fri, 2025-03-21 14:48 — mike kraft

Texas measles outbreak expected to last for months, though vaccinations are up from last year Measles cases in West Texas are still rising two months after the outbreak began. Local public health officials say they expect the outbreak to last for at least several more months and the case number is likely an undercount. AP News

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Measles outbreak in Texas could take a year to contain--local health official

Wed, 2025-03-19 06:56 — mike kraft

Texas public health official predicts the measles outbreak could take a year to contain The director of public health for the city of Lubbock said Tuesday that uptake of the measles vaccine “has definitely been a struggle,” and that the outbreak will be "large." Helen Branswell STAT

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Health officials in southwest states streached out in combatting measles misinformation

Mon, 2025-03-17 07:50 — mike kraft

Health officials prepare for measles spread as disinformation threatens already low vaccination rates | CNN In efforts to prevent even broader spread, public health officials in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma are working around the clock to raise vaccination rates and otherwise help protect vulnerable communities – work that is challenged by the spread of disinformation. Deidre McPhillips, Neha Mukherjee CNN

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Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico continue to rise and spread to Oklahoma.

Wed, 2025-03-12 06:25 — mike kraft

West Texas measles outbreak expands to three states | CNN The measles outbreak in West Texas is linked with cases in New Mexico, officials said Tuesday, as well as new cases reported in Oklahoma. This brings the total number of cases to 258 across three states. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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Even with climbing case counts, experts say these numbers are a severe undercount.

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US measles cases now found in 12 states, a 35% jump

Tue, 2025-03-11 07:20 — mike kraft

US measles cases jump 35% in a week: Now found in 12 states U.S. measles cases jumped by a third over the past week, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, a worrying sign in the outbreak that's already linked to two deaths. Medical Xpress

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U.S. cases since the beginning of the year rose by 58 to 222 across 12 states, the CDC reported Friday, and 38, or 17% of those confirmed cases, have led to hospitalization.

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Texas measles outbreak: doctors try to counter RFK Jr misinformation about vitamin A

Mon, 2025-03-10 16:51 — mike kraft

Doctors push back as parents embrace Kennedy and vitamin A in Texas measles outbreak

March 8 (Reuters) - As a measles outbreak spreads across West Texas, Dr. Ana Montanez is fighting an uphill battle to convince some parents that vitamin A - touted by vaccine critics as effective against the highly contagious virus - will not protect their children.

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Second measles-related death in U.S.--an unvaccinated adult

Fri, 2025-03-07 06:41 — mike kraft

Unvaccinated New Mexico adult tests positive for measles after death A New Mexico resident who has died, tested positive for measles, the state health department said on Thursday, marking the second measles-related death in the United States in more than a decade. Julie Steenhuysen,Bhanvi Satija Reuters

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Measles: Texas officials say little despite biggest measles outbreak in years

Fri, 2025-02-28 06:53 — mike kraft

Texas leaders quiet amid the biggest measles outbreak in decades Declining vaccination rates, decreasing trust in government and a political unwillingness to endorse vaccines is shaping Texas’ measles response. By Eleanor Klibanoff, Pooja Salhotra, Terri Langford and Jayme Lozano Carver The Texas Tribune

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Measles: Texas child dies, first reported US measles death in a decade

Thu, 2025-02-27 06:59 — mike kraft

Texas child is first reported US measles death in a decade as outbreak hits more than 130

Feb 26 (Reuters) - A child in West Texas has died of measles, state health officials said on Wednesday, the first reported U.S. death from the highly contagious disease in a decade, as a Texas outbreak has grown from a handful of cases to more than 130 across two states.

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Former FDA commissioner very concerned about Texasmeasles outbreak spreading

Mon, 2025-02-24 06:24 — mike kraft

Former FDA chief ‘very concerned’ about Texas measles outbreak spreading Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he is “very concerned” about the measles outbreak in Texas spreading. Gottlieb joined CBS News’s “Face the Nat… lirwin The Hill

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