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Texas officials still don’t know how West Texas measles outbreak started
Texas’ health commissioner told lawmakers Monday they are still trying to determine the origin of a South Plains-Panhandle ...
CDC says it’s on the ground in Texas to respond to measles outbreak
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas to respond to the growing measles outbreak. The ...
Measles crisis in Texas: ‘Vaccines protect children,’ says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in rare pro-vaccine message to parents
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. highlighted the rapid spread of measles in Texas, particularly among unvaccinated children. He urged ...
Can You Still Get the Measles Even If You’re Vaccinated?
Infectious disease doctors explain if you can get measles if you are vaccinated, what to know about immunity, plus how to ...
Texas' refugee services coordinator sues federal government over prolonged funding pause
This story has been updated with additional information A lawsuit filed on Monday by Texas’s refugee services ...
Texas measles outbreak fueled by distrust in public health and personal choice
As measles — a preventable disease the U.S. considered eliminated in 2000 — spreads through West Texas’ rural expanse, ...
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Top HHS Spokesperson Thomas Corry Resigns Over Measles Dispute
Corry handed in his resignation after just two weeks on the job as the assistant secretary for public affairs, Politico reported. Meanwhile, Sen. Elizabeth Warren takes RFK Jr. to task regarding his ...
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Pediatrician encourages parents to vaccinate children against measles
Texas state health officials continue to track the latest measles outbreak. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will be sending ...
RFK Jr.’s focus on vitamin A for measles worries health experts
The measles outbreak in Texas has sparked debate over the use of vitamin A, with some health experts warning it may not be ...
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TUES: MLG on proposed Republican healthcare cuts: This is ‘actually a health care tariff’, + More
The top story out of Washington D.C. continues to be the haphazard efforts to slash government services, which has left many ...
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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 ...