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‘Get the vaccine’: Texas couple reflects on having measles as children decades ago
Clayton and Kathryn Nash, who both grappled with measles in their childhoods, have wondered why there’s a recent outbreak of ...
In visit to Texas, RFK Jr. said autism, diabetes deserve more attention than measles
During a visit to College Station, the U.S. health secretary said Europe has a worse track record with the virus, which gets ...
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Whooping cough surging in Texas
Two infants have died from whooping cough in Louisiana in the past six months as Texas reports a significant surge in the ...
Simplifying Texas child vaccine exemptions sparks partisan tensions amid measles outbreak
The bill would allow parents to download a vaccine exemption form. Republicans said it was a simple change, but Democrats ...
Measles in Denton County, infected person visited Rangers game, church, restaurant
Measles confirmed in Denton County, where an infected person visited Texas Rangers game, went to church and ate at a ...
Denton County warns of potential measles exposure with county's first reported diagnosis
A Denton County adult has been diagnosed with the measles, the county's Public Health department announced Wednesday. It's ...
Denton County adult tests positive for measles, vaccination status unknown
An adult in Denton County has tested positive for measles, county health officials reported Wednesday. The individual’s ...
Even a small uptick in vaccination could prevent millions of US measles cases. Here's how
Amid the spread of measles across the U.S., new research shows even a small uptick in measles, mumps, rubella vaccination could prevent millions of infections.