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Measles cases in Texas surpass 500

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Texas has officially surpassed 500 confirmed cases of measles since the start of the year.
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the curve is flattening in the measles outbreak in Texas.
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Of the two fatalities in children who lived in the outbreak area, “both children were not vaccinated and had no known underlying conditions,” DHHS said.

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'In this for the long haul': Texas surpasses 500 measles cases since January
Texas confirmed 505 measles cases in 22 counties on Tuesday. About 70% of these cases were confirmed in children under the age of 18.
Measles cases in Texas surpass 500, with 24 new infections confirmed over last 5 days
The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow with a total of 505 in the state, according to data published Tuesday.
Measles cases in Texas rise to 505, state health department says
The Texas health department reported 505 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 24 cases from its previous count on April 4, as the United States battles an outbreak of the childhood disease that has spread across 22 states.
RFK Jr. claims curve is flattening in Texas measles outbreak, but experts disagree
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the curve is flattening in the measles outbreak in Texas. Public health experts say that's not what the data shows.
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A second child in Texas has died from measles, one of the world’s most contagious illnesses, which was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000, several decades after the introduction of a highly effective vaccine.
Texas measles update: 505 confirmed cases as of today; virus continues to spread
The Texas Department of State Health Services said Tuesday that the number of measles cases in the outbreak that began in January has risen to 505 confirmed infections with 57 hospitalizations. Based on the most recent data,
Texas measles outbreak spreads as more counties are put on alert
Update: Texas faces a growing measles outbreak, with additional counties put on alert as cases rise to 505 with two school-aged fatalities; vaccination is urged
Texas measles outbreak includes multiple cases at a day care in Lubbock
West Texas is in the middle of a still-growing measles outbreak with 481 cases Friday. The state expanded the number of counties in the outbreak area this week to 10. The highly contagious virus began to spread in late January and health officials say it has spread to New Mexico,
Measles outbreak: Over 600 cases in 23 states
His previous comments stated that the measles vaccines were "unnecessary and risky." Over 600 cases have been confirmed by the Center for Disease Control in a recent publication dated April 3. There have been two confirmed deaths in Texas because of measles,

RFK Jr. tells Americans to get measles vaccine

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"I would compare it to what's happening in Europe," he said. "They've had 127,000 cases and 37 deaths. And so what we're doing here in the United States is a model for the rest of the world."
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"He did not say that the vaccine was effective," Pete Hildebrand, the father of the unvaccinated girl, told the newspaper of the Health and Human Services secretary.

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