Dr. Ana Montanez is working overtime in Lubbock to contact vaccine-hesitant parents, explaining the grave risks posed by a disease that most American families have never seen, and one that can be prevented through immunization.

Kennedy wrote in an opinion piece published Sunday on Fox News Digital that parents should consult with physicians about the MMR vaccine.

With measles continuing to spread in Texas, health officials in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are looking to add testing centers to get quicker returns

The U.S. can restore confidence in its public health institutions and those who represent them if it responds decisively in situations like the Texas measles outbreak.

Kennedy said vaccines can protect children and contribute to community immunity, but the decision should still be parents'. Abbott hasn't mentioned them.

Lubbock Public Health will be hosting a free MMR vaccine clinic as cases continue to rise and Texas reporting its first death in Lubbock last week.

A growing measles outbreak in Texas, where one unvaccinated child died and nearly 20 others have been hospitalized with serious complications, marks the first major test for U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

The North Texas area reported its first confirmed ... "We're very lucky to have an extremely effective vaccine for measles. Having two doses of a measles vaccine confers 97% lifetime immunity."

Kennedy had previously called the measles outbreak “not unusual,” and he has criticized the vaccine in the past.

The measles outbreak is growing in West Texas, but neither U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nor Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are rushing to tell people to get the vaccine to stop the spread of the highly contagious respiratory illness.

Like Texas, some Florida schools — such as an ... Kennedy Jr., who has a history as a vaccine skeptic, voiced support for the measles vaccine in early March. Kennedy said he was "deeply ...