A measles outbreak spanning multiple states is nearing 600 cases, and experts say it might just be the beginning.

Texas as of April 8th, including two deaths. While Tom Green County has no cases, the health department has warned of potential exposure, and local doctors are preparing for possible spread.

A public health official in Texas recently warned that the state's ongoing measles outbreak could last a year. Why are cases expected to keep rising?

West Texas is in the middle of a still-growing measles outbreak with 505 cases reported on Tuesday. 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,

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week is sowing doubt about the safety and efficacy of some vaccines — beyond the measles shot — and arguing the government shouldn’t mandate their use.

Kennedy Jr. met with the families of two girls who had died from measles in West Texas—and raised doubts about the safety of vaccines. “He said, ‘You don’t know what’s in the vaccine anymore,’” Peter Hildebrand,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s response to the outbreak has drawn criticism from both serious scientists and his most loyal supporters