No, a vaccine campaign did not cause the Gaines County, Texas, measles case spike
The People’s Voice cited South Plains Public Health District vaccination clinics held Feb. 6 and 7 in Gaines County. On Feb. 5, the Texas state health department confirmed Gaines had six cases of measles, "all among unvaccinated school-aged children."
Experts previously told the Houston Chronicle that the rising number of nonmedical vaccine exemptions among Texas schoolchildren made a measles outbreak “inevitable.” Getting more shots into ...
Kennedy's response to measles death draws scrutiny Texas hospital officials urge vaccination amid outbreak Experts say vaccine skepticism has led to resurgence of measles Feb 26 (Reuters ...
Metro Health emphasized that the most effective way to prevent both measles and rubella is the MMR vaccine which has a 97% of effectiveness.
With growing cases of measles in Texas and Lubbock reporting the states first death, local health officials hosted a news ...
The vaccine is the only way to prevent measles, but it also prevents other illnesses. The other “M” stands for mumps, and the ...
Before there was a vaccine in 1963, measles infected millions and killed hundreds of people in the U.S. every year. Now, with the first measles death occurring in over a decade, doctors warn that ...
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