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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 ...
Data: These charts show vaccine exemptions in North Texas, Gaines County
For a community to be protected against contagious diseases, enough residents need to be vaccinated to provide “herd immunity ...
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West Texas measles cases rise to 146. Here is what you need to know.
The number of measles cases in Gaines County has more than doubled in a week. State officials confirmed this week an unvaccinated school-aged child died from measles in Lubbock.
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Texas measles cases rise to 146 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.
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Honoring Black History Month: Matthew Gaines helped establish Texas A&M
On the Texas A&M campus right outside Rudder Tower stands a symbol of progress: a statue of Matthew Gaines. Born into slavery ...
Number of Texas measles cases grows in outbreak that led to a child's death
DALLAS (AP) — The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of ...
Central Texas universities, health departments warn of potential measles exposure after visit from at least one positive West Texas resident
The Hays County Health Department said a Gaines County resident visited San Marcos, where Texas State is located, on Feb. 14.
Texas leaders quiet amid the biggest measles outbreak in decades
Texas is facing its worst measles outbreak in decades, as cases have jumped from two to 146 in just one month. A child is ...
Who are the Mennonites? Texas measles outbreak raises questions on community vaccinations
An outbreak of measles in West Texas that has led to more than 100 cases and one death has largely been linked to a local Mennonite community.
More than 120 measles cases reported in Texas' South Plains region
The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting 124 cases as of Tuesday, Feb. 25. Gaines County – where the ...
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Why Texas measles outbreak may be ‘the tip of a bigger iceberg’
Texas health officials believe the ongoing outbreak began in a Mennonite community in Gaines County. The county seat, Seminole, sits near the New Mexico border, about 350 miles west of Dallas and ...