I'm a pediatrician working in the middle of Texas's measles outbreak. Here's what I want parents to know.
Lara Johnson is the chief medical officer at Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock. Vaccines are 97% effective and can work ...
Lubbock area measles outbreak was preventable
The measles outbreak near Lubbock is entirely preventable, the result of falling vaccination rates spurred by misinformation ...
Texas Measles Outbreak Nears 100 Cases, Raising Concerns About Undetected Spread
Health officials expect a measles outbreak in West Texas to exceed 100 cases because of low vaccine rates and undetected ...
Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico. Here’s what you should know
The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 90 cases across seven counties, the state health department posted ...
Texas Measles Outbreak: Cases Of Highly Contagious Virus Near 100
A measles outbreak in Texas’ South Plains neared 100 cases Friday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, which warned more cases of the highly contagious virus are likely to pop ...
Why Texas measles outbreak may be ’the tip of a bigger iceberg'
Texas' measles outbreak is now at 90 cases, the highest yearly case count since 1992. Experts say the number is likely to ...
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Measles outbreak update: 90 cases in Texas as of Friday
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported an outbreak of measles in the South Plains region of Texas. As ...
Texas measles outbreak: 90 cases reported in South Plains region
Only five of the infected individuals were vaccinated, with the rest either unvaccinated or having unknown vaccination status ...
Texas measles outbreak nears 100 cases: "This is the tip of the iceberg"
Health officials say a measles outbreak in West Texas is growing because of low vaccine rates and undetected infections.
Growing measles outbreak in Texas could get ‘a lot worse,’ experts say
Some private schools have shut down because of a rapidly escalating measles outbreak in West Texas. Local health departments ...
90 confirmed measles cases reported across West Texas
There are now 90 confirmed measles cases across the South Plains and Permian Basin, according to State Health Services.