Published 2 days ago • loading... • Updated 11 hours ago

Texas measles outbreak grows to nearly 200 cases; neighboring state reports dozens of illnesses

A measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico has resulted in two deaths and over 200 infections, prompting a travel warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
Both deceased individuals were unvaccinated, contributing to the CDC categorizing their deaths as measles-related fatalities.
The CDC indicates that vaccination is crucial, recommending a 95% vaccination rate for herd immunity, but current rates among kindergartners are at 92.7%.
The CDC warns of expected more cases and emphasizes the importance of vaccination during the spring and summer travel season.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

225 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Daily Kos

Kitchen Table Kibitzing: Celebrating unvaccinated kids in Texas, as measles epidemic spreads

For anyone interested in witnessing the natural outcome of Republican health care “policy,” there’s no better place to look than the state of Texas. That state’s near-monolithic Republican contingencies’ response to the rapidly spreading (and probably...

11 hours ago·United States

Read Full Article

Telesur

Measles Cases Continue To Increase in the US. - teleSUR English

Measles outbreaks in the US continue to increase with about 230 cases in western Texas and a nearby county of New Mexico, while one unvaccinated child and adult died. RELATED: Guatemala Launches Measles And Polio Vaccination Campaign In Indigenous Regions In western Texas, there are now 198 cases, 39 more since last Tuesday, according to the Texas Department of Health Services (DSHS). “The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting a…

19 hours ago·Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Read Full Article

CP24

Measles outbreak a ‘global resurgence’, infectious disease specialist says

Measles infections in Canada have surged to 227 confirmed cases since the start of this year, surpassing the total for all of 2024 in a trend one infectious disease specialist calls “concerning.”

19 hours ago·Toronto, Canada

Read Full Article

STAT

How physicians should talk to parents of unvaccinated children who have contracted measles

Vaccine-hesitant parents love and want to protect their children, like all parents do. They need empathy, not blame.

1 day ago·Boston, United States

Measles cases balloon in Texas, New Mexico

A measles outbreak in West Texas is just short of 200 cases, Texas state health officials said Friday, while the number of cases in neighboring New Mexico tripled in a day to 30.

1 day ago

Read Full Article

Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Texas, New Mexico report increase in measles cases - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Texas and New Mexico on Friday reported an additional 59 cases of measles for a total of 228 known infections in those states, where an outbreak that began in West Texas in late January has spread, causing the first U.S. measles deaths in a decade.

1 day ago

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year