When a Texas pastor learned his church’s school ranked last in the state for measles vaccination rates, he didn’t get upset.
Experts previously told the Houston Chronicle that the rising number of nonmedical vaccine exemptions among Texas school-aged children made a measles outbreak “inevitable.” Getting more shots ...
A measles outbreak in Texas, the largest in 30 years, is raising concerns about declining vaccination rates. Measles vaccination rates in many states, including Arizona, have fallen below ...
according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable respiratory illness; 90% of people who are exposed to somebody with the virus will ...
Another 138 had a “unknown” vaccine status and five patients had been vaccinated with at least one dose. The West Texas measles outbreak — the largest in the state in 30 years — has spread ...
Dr. Gina French, a pediatrician at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children, has been spending more time these days ...
With a major outbreak in Texas and New Mexico, Maine CDC Director Dr. Puthiery Va answers questions about vaccinations, the ...
In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said.