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Texas measles outbreak could last 12 months, experts say, risking U.S. elimination status
The measles outbreak has already spread to three states and triggered more than 500 cases. But it could keep growing for ...
Texas Dad Doesn't Regret Not Vaccinating Daughter After She Dies of Measles
Peter Hildebrand, whose 8-year-old daughter Daisy died in early April after she tested positive for measles, said he has no ...
Measles cases in Texas rise to 561, state health department says
The Texas health department reported 561 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 20 from April 11, as the ...
CDC redeploys to Texas measles outbreak after layoffs, as RFK Jr. calls vaccine "most effective way" to stop spread
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has begun redeploying staff to respond to the deadly outbreak of measles in ...
Measles grew in Texas after vaccine funding stalled. Trend could repeat nationally
Immunization programs nationwide have been left brittle by years of stagnant funding by federal, state and local governments.
Whooping cough cases on the rise with measles: Symptoms, what to know
Here's what to know about whooping cough amid the growing cases.
US measles cases are undercounted, experts say, but real numbers are proving hard to pin down
During a Cabinet meeting last week, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed what is now the ...
Takeaways from AP’s report on how flat funding set stage for Texas measles outbreak, might fuel more
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U ...