Inside the perfect storm of the deadly measles outbreak in Texas

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Marjorie Taylor Greene supports infecting kids at measles 'parties' as outbreaks turn deadly

Amid measles outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico that have killed two unvaccinated people including a healthy six-year-old, while infected hundreds, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is promoting the long-denounced practice of exposing children to the potentially deadly virus at so-called “measles parties.”Until the anti-vax movement—promoted by activists including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s highly controversial Secretar…

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MEASLES OUTBREAK: THE TRUTH ABOUT WANING MMR IMMUNITY - The HighWire

Peter A. McCullough, MD, touches on the state of the current measles outbreak in Texas and the alarming rate of waning immunity of those vaccinated with MMR compared to the immunity of individuals who had childhood measles. He also touches on treatments and therapies recommended for those infected with measles. AIR DATE: March 6, 2025

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Amid Texas Measles Outbreak, Conservatives Double Down on Anti-Vax Crusade

Texas is experiencing its largest outbreak of the measles virus in 30 years. As of March 4, the state health agency has identified 159 cases, including 22 hospitalizations and one death. Though centered in Gaines County, cases have been identified in eight other surrounding counties in West Texas.  Meanwhile, this legislative session, lawmakers have filed nearly 50 vaccine-related bills, most focused on loosening vaccine regulations. The most ex…

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Promotes “Measles Parties” for Kids Amid Deadly Outbreaks

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Amid a growing measles outbreak, doctors worry RFK Jr. is sending the wrong message

Two people have now died in the growing measles outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico.New Mexico health officials on Thursday confirmed the death of an unvaccinated adult who tested positive for measles. The first death was a school-age child in Gaines County, Texas, last week.News of a second death comes as infectious disease doctors worry that the federal government’s messaging about the outbreak is putting more emphasis on treatments like vit…

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Some Houston-area private schools among Texas campuses with lowest measles vaccination rates

Nearly 160 measles cases have been reported in West Texas this year, with 22 of those people requiring hospitalization and an unvaccinated child dying in late February. There have been two unrelated measles cases in Houston.