Taking shots at vaccines has deadly consequences
The widespread dissemination of groundless conspiracy theories is undercutting confidence in the safety and efficacy of ...
Measles cases in western Texas rise to 146, possibly spreading to other areas
The number of confirmed measles cases in western Texas grew to 146, and it is possibly spreading to the central part of the ...
Austin American-Statesman3d
Who are the Mennonites? Texas measles outbreak raises questions on community vaccinations
While it's unclear which specific Mennonite community has been affected, Gaines County is home to a group with a distinctive migration history called the Old Colony Mennonites, according to AP.
KCBD Investigates Warning Signs: Gaines Co. jury convicts man who earlier pleaded to stealing from church
A Gaines County jury found a business owner guilty of theft of property. This conviction comes not long after Jared Castillo ...
Houston Chronicle5d
Tracking Texas' largest measles outbreak in 30 years: Cases, vaccine exemption rates and more
The epicenter of the current measles outbreak, Gaines County, also has the highest share of students in kindergarten through 12th grade who received vaccine exemptions for religious and other ...
USA Today10d
Measles outbreak in Texas grows to 58 cases: What are the symptoms? Is it fatal?
Most infections are centralized in Gaines County (45), followed by nine in Terry County and one to two in Lubbock, Lynn and Yoakum. Thirteen patients have been hospitalized. Most of those infected ...
Rockwall County reports first confirmed case of measles
There’s news of the first death from measles, a child, in West Texas and here in North Texas — the first confirmed case. This ...
Breaking: Austin's first case of measles confirmed, Austin Public Health says
Texas Department of Health Services on Friday upped its measles count to 146 cases with 20 people hospitalized. A school-age child died from the highly contagious virus this week. That child was not ...