West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates
In rural West Texas, measles has sickened nearly 150 people, most of them unvaccinated. A school-age child has died. The virus is spreading among Gaines County’s Mennonite community, where government mandates are not trusted.
As measles — a preventable disease the U.S. considered eliminated in 2000 — spreads through West Texas’ rural expanse, ...
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of State Health Services commissioner gave an update on the measles outbreak on Monday. DSHS Commissioner Jennifer Shuford said more cases linked to the outbreak ...
Measles cases are popping up across the United States, including an outbreak in Texas that has led to the death of a child.
Since 2015, nearly 150 measles cases have been confirmed in west Texas, where a child this past week became the first person ...
In the last year, several cases of measles have been identified in the Philadelphia region; last winter, a measles outbreak ...
Texas health officials announced the death of a child in a measles outbreak – the first measles death in the United States ...
Dr. David Persse, Houston's Chief Medical Officer, said that although there are no active cases, vaccination remains crucial ...
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Suspected measles cases in Houston test negative for virus amid Texas outbreak worriesThe development comes as the massive Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is drawing thousands of visitors into the city for livestock exhibitions, concerts and other events.
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