Texas, measles

Texas measles outbreak fueled by distrust in public health and personal choice
Measles had struck this West Texas town, sickening dozens of children, but at the Community Church of Seminole, more than 350 worshippers gathered for a Sunday service. Sitting elbow-to-elbow, they filled the pews,
City of Lubbock health officials urge caution, vaccine amid Texas growing measles outbreak
With growing cases of measles in Texas and Lubbock reporting the states first death, local health officials hosted a news conference offering updates.
Texas official warns against 'measles parties' amid deadly outbreak
The warning against measles parties comes days after an unvaccinated child died of measles in Lubbock County about month after an outbreak began in West Texas.
Texas health experts say measles outbreak is a ‘big concern’ at daycares and schools
During a news conference on Friday, EverythingLubbock.com asked Lubbock health experts if measles exposures at local school and daycares were a concern.
Texas measles outbreak shows the effects of vaccine exemptions
Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.
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 mandates are not trusted.
Amid growing Texas outbreak, how contagious is measles?
Measles has been spreading across the U.S. for the last several weeks, sickening people in at least nine states amid a growing outbreak in western Texas. Several people have been hospitalized and at least one unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas has died,
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.
Texas measles outbreak 2025: More new cases detected in West Texas
Measles cases in Texas rose to 146 on Friday. The vast majority are connected to an outbreak in West Texas. And many of those patients -- nearly 50 of them -- are under the age of 4. Now some pediatricians are giving parents the option of vaccinated their babies sooner.
Covenant Health Hospital in Lubbock confirms Texas' first measles death in its facilities
Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, has confirmed the first death in the state from measles occurred at its ...
Texas, local health officials confirm first measles-related death in Lubbock County
Nearly a month after the first reported case of measles in the South Plains, health officials have confirmed the first death ...
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First measles death reported in Texas child as outbreak spreads
Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, has seen "about 20 patients" admitted with confirmed measles cases, and several have needed intensive care, Dr. Lara Johnson, the hospital's chief ...
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Texas official warns against “measles parties” as outbreak keeps growing
Lubbock sits about 90 miles northwest of ... Rumors are reportedly circulating in Texas that the measles virus was brought into the area by an undocumented immigrant. Wells shot down that rumor ...
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Texas child is first confirmed death in growing measles outbreak
LUBBOCK, Texas — A child has died of measles here, the first confirmed fatality in Texas’s worst outbreak of the disease in three decades, state health officials said Wednesday. The ...
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West Texas doctors urging vaccination after measles death: ‘This is a big deal’
Texas health officials on Wednesday reported the first person ― a school-aged child ― has died in the state’s ongoing measles outbreak after being hospitalized in Lubbock. It’s the first ...
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Texas measles outbreak grows to 146 cases, children and teens most impacted
A person walks past a sign at a health center where the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine is administered in Lubbock, Texas, on Feb. 27, 2025. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images Gaines ...
1st measles death reported in Texas outbreak that's left over 140 people infected. The highly contagious virus explained.
A child who was hospitalized with measles in Texas has died, state health officials said this week. It marks the first death ...