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No, a vaccine campaign did not cause the Gaines County, Texas, measles case spike
The People’s Voice cited South Plains Public Health District vaccination clinics held Feb. 6 and 7 in Gaines County. On Feb. 5, the Texas state health department confirmed Gaines had six cases of ...
Data: These charts show vaccine exemptions in North Texas, Gaines County
For a community to be protected against contagious diseases, enough residents need to be vaccinated to provide “herd immunity ...
Texas measles outbreak rises to 146 cases including unvaccinated child’s death
The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated ...
Measles cases in western Texas rise to 146, possibly spreading to other areas
The number of confirmed measles cases in western Texas grew to 146, and it is possibly spreading to the central part of the ...
How did the measles outbreak spread? A look at vaccine exemption rates in Texas
Gaines County in West Texas is at the heart of the ongoing measles outbreak. Non-medical vaccine exemption rates there are ...
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West Texas measles cases rise to 146. Here is what you need to know.
Eighteen more cases of measles were reported in Gaines County, as of Friday. State officials confirmed this week an unvaccinated school-aged child died from measles in Lubbock.
Mennonite pastor says his community isn't at fault for Texas measles outbreak
After Mennonites in Gaines County were singled out in discourse about the spread of measles in Texas, local pastor Jake Fehr ...
Lubbock health officials clear up misconceptions about measles
Lubbock health authorities held a news conference on Friday to dispel some myths about measles and to recommend who should ...
‘Thousands' possibly exposed to measles in Texas as outbreak grows
A paramedic administers a dose of the measles vaccine at a health center in Lubbock, Texas, Feb. 27, 2025. The West Texas ...