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Texas measles cases rise in an outbreak that led to a 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 school-aged child, health officials said Friday.
Amid growing Texas outbreak, how contagious is measles?
Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known to humans. Just one infected patient can spread measles to up to nine out of 10 susceptible close contacts, according to the Centers for Disease ...
As Texas measles outbreak grows, here's what to know about the disease, vaccines and response
The measles outbreak in Texas has quickly grown to 146 cases. One child has died. NBC News answers readers' questions about ...
As Texas fights measles, worries grow over federal support
To achieve herd immunity - when enough of a group is immune to a disease, limiting its spread and protecting the unvaccinated ...
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Global Health Headlines: Impacts and Innovations
Health updates cover U.S. involvement in WHO meetings, UK approval of Moderna's RSV vaccine, a Texas measles outbreak, FDA ...
Here’s what Georgia residents need to know about the measles outbreak
Robert Bednarczyk, a professor of global health at Emory University, warns that measles can find and infect the most ...
After dismissing outbreak as ‘not unusual,’ RFK Jr. says ending measles in Texas is ‘top priority’
I recognize the serious impact of this outbreak on families, children, and healthcare workers,” Kennedy wrote on X Friday ...
Feds to send 2,000 measles, mumps, rubella vaccines to Texas, Kennedy says
The death, reported on Wednesday, was the first U.S. fatality from the highly contagious disease in a decade. Government data ...