Measles Outbreak in Texas Turns Deadly as Parents Scramble for Shots

The measles outbreak in Texas has now turned deadly. Texas and federal health officials have just reported the first deaths attributed to the still-growing outbreak, which has sickened over a hundred people. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported the tragic death of an unvaccinated “school-aged” child Wednesday morning. In the first cabinet meeting of the second Trump Administration held Wednesday afternoon, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, stated that two deaths from measles have occurred so far, though he provided no further details. At least 124 cases and 18 hospitalizations have been documented so far, and even vaccine-hesitant families in the region are now rushing to get their measles shots. The measles outbreak has been ongoing since at least mid-January. It’s largely affected people living in Mennonite communities along the rural South Plains region of western Texas, many of whom are unvaccinated against the highly ... Read full article.