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The Texas Tribune on MSN1d
In the West Texas measles outbreak, a new battle emerges — misinformation
Vaccine critics have downplayed the role of measles in two Texas girls’ deaths, peddled unproven measles treatments and ...
Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance.The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN8d
Push for Texas to weaken vaccine mandates persists as measles surge
Much of the outbreak is concentrated in the districts of Texas House leaders, including Speaker Dustin Burrows. The crisis ...
Texas Representative Shelley Luther presents bill to hold vaccine manufacturers liable
Local salon owner turned Texas State Representative, Shelley Luther, presented her first bill before a Texas house committee ...
RFK Jr makes Texas stop to visit family of 6-year-old measles victim, push MMR vaccine
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a stop in Texas on Sunday to visit the family of a 6-year-old girl who died in February after ...
Dallas Morning News4d
Measles grew in Texas after vaccine funding stalled. Trend could repeat nationally
A message encouraging vaccinations is written on a window at the Dallas County Health and Human Services offices in Dallas, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)(LM Otero / AP) The measles ...
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 ...
Newsweek2d
Texas Dad Doesn't Regret Not Vaccinating Daughter After She Dies of Measles
Texas alone has reported more than 480 cases ... the community in their moment of grief," and emphasized that the MMR vaccine is "the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles." ...
Newsday4d
Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ripped through communities sprawling across more than 20 ...
Chicago Tribune4d
Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US
Immunization programs nationwide have been left brittle by years of stagnant funding by federal, state and local governments. In Texas and elsewhere, this helped set the stage for the measles ...