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Public health experts who criticized Kennedy pointed out that outbreaks do not have to happen every year and are preventable with the MMR vaccine, which is 97% effective with two doses.
Oregonian |
Indiana health officials announced a measles outbreak Wednesday, with six cases that have no known links to the outbreaks in several other states.
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So far, 12% of the CDC-confirmed cases have led to hospitalization, and in February, an unvaccinated, school-age child in Texas died of the infection, making them the first person to die of measles i...
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The Texas Tribune on MSNFederal public health cuts could cost Texas $700 millionState and local health agencies are having to cut programs and staff to make up the loss and more cuts could be coming.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised the measles response in Texas and the U.S., saying it's a "model for the rest of the world." But the comparison to Europe is an unfair one.
The Texas Department of State Health Service confirmed to the Houston Business Journal that the federal government has canceled three federal grants, listed on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency website as totaling $1.2 billion. The DOGE post only identified the total value of grants slashed.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNState offers specific measles guidance for 10 West Texas “outbreak” countiesState health officials added four more counties to what they consider “outbreak areas” and advise those visiting or living in those counties to consult measles vaccination guidance for those areas.
Texas health departments face challenges as $877M in federal COVID-19 grants are canceled amidst a measles outbreak.
The Texas House is set to debate on Thursday a proposed $337.4 billion state spending plan for the next two years. The legislation includes new money for teacher pay raises, property tax cuts, border security,
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An 8-year-old girl has died of measles in Texas. The patient was unvaccinated and had no underlying health issues, the hospital where the child received care told PEOPLE. This marks the second death of a child since the state’s outbreak began.
Tarrant County faces a moderate to high likelihood of a measles outbreak. Here’s why we may be more vulnerable. Public health officials in Tarrant County are preparing for the possible arrival of measles as an outbreak of the disease grows in West Texas.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas for the second time this year, as an ongoing multistate measles outbreak centered in the western part of the state has grown to one of the worst the country has seen in decades.