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Texas health official warns against ‘measles parties’ amid pleas for more vaccinations

A Texas health official is warning against “measles parties” as an outbreak grows in West Texas, resulting in the death of at least one unvaccinated school-aged child. In a press briefing Friday, Dr.

Newsweek on MSN · 3h

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 measles-mumps-rubella vaccine. Two doses of the MMR vaccine are highly effective at preventing measles."

KHOU-TV Houston on MSN · 49m

Vaccine critic RFK Jr. changes stance on Texas measles outbreak

The health secretary and vaccine skeptic said last week that the deadly outbreak in West Texas was "not unusual." Now, he's changed his stance on the vaccine.

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Austin American-Statesman on M… · 5h

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 · 1h

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 · 7h

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,

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RFK Jr. says Texas measles outbreak a ‘call to action’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said the measles outbreak in west ...

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Vaccine critic RFK Jr. changes his tune on measles shot amid deadly outbreak in Texas

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly backed the measles vaccine Sunday amid an outbreak of the disease in Texas ...

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Texas measles outbreak: Number of reported cases now up to 158

DSHS Commissioner Jennifer Shuford was questioned by the Texas House Committee on Public Health Monday morning.

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Texas records first US measles death in ten years—how to protect yourself and your community

Texas health officials announced the death of a child in a measles outbreak—the first measles death in the United States ...

Houston Public Media8h

As the Texas outbreak grows, how contagious is measles, really?

Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low ...

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Texas Measles Cases Rise to 146 in an Outbreak That Led to a Child’s Death

The number of people with measles in Texas rises to 146 in an outbreak that led to the death of an unvaccinated child.

KHOU-TV Houston on MSN1h

Texas health department delivers measles update

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

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Vaccination rates are declining and measles cases are climbing. More preventable diseases could re-emerge next

The measles outbreak is surging in West Texas, especially in under-vaccinated communities, but it’s not just coverage with ...

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