Feb 21, 2025 · Most people who have not had the vaccine will get measles if exposed to the virus. There is no specific treatment, but the MMR vaccine protects children without the risk of …

3 days ago · The measles outbreak in Texas has quickly grown to 146 cases. One child has died. ... A health worker prepares a dose of the measles vaccine at a health center in Lubbock, …

The measles vaccine is very effective. About 95% of adults are protected after receiving just one dose of the measles vaccine. However, because approximately 5% of adults are not protected …

6 days ago · The best way to prevent getting sick is to be immunized with two doses of a measles-containing vaccine, which is primarily administered as the combination measles …

5 days ago · Gaines, which has three school districts that are all public, has an abnormally high conscientious vaccine exemption rate of 13.6% in grades K-12, one of the highest in Texas, …

Feb 22, 2025 · In Texas, at least 90 cases of measles have been reported in recent weeks across the northwest part of that state. Among those cases are five people who say they’ve been …

6 days ago · As the measles outbreak in Texas keeps spreading, parents who previously chose not to vaccinate their children are now lining up to get their kids the MMR shots. At least 124 …

Feb 21, 2025 · With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and isolated cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is the best protection. And not just for kids. Some …

4 days ago · Dr. Leila Myrick, a family medicine physician at the Seminole Memorial Hospital in West Texas, examining 2-year-old Yazlynn Gutierrez, who was in between doses of the …

Feb 25, 2025 · Texas is in the midst of the worst measles outbreak in decades, with 90 cases across 7 counties. ... or measles-mumps-rubella, vaccine with the first dose at 12 to 15 months …