Texas Measles Map Shows Hardest Hit Counties as Outbreak Grows
The U.S. declared measles eliminated in 2000 "thanks to a very high percentage of people receiving the safe and effective measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine," the CDC said, but now U.S. coverage among children of kindergarten age is below the 95 percent coverage target, which creates a higher risk for outbreaks of the virus.
Measles outbreak nears 100 cases, raising fears of undetected spread in Texas
This is the tip of the iceberg,” said Rekha Lakshmanan, chief strategy officer for The Immunization Partnership in Houston, a nonprofit that advocates for vaccine access. “I think this is going to get a lot worse before it gets better.
In Texas, at least 90 cases of measles have been reported in recent weeks across the northwest part of that state.
"We have been experiencing sort of some elevated interest in all things measles at our locations, particularly in Texas," ...
The U.S. is grappling with multiple outbreaks of disease as the Trump administration purges federal health workers.
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