Measles outbreak: School-age child is first death reported with infections still rising
A measles outbreak in West Texas has claimed its first victim, marking the first death since the outbreak began late last month. Melissa Whitfield, a spokesperson for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center,
Texas child is first to die as measles outbreak spreads
A child in Texas has died of measles, the first confirmed fatality in the state’s worst outbreak in three decades, state health officials said Wednesday. The unvaccinated school-aged child was hospitalized in Lubbock last week,
First Measles Death Is Reported in the West Texas Outbreak That's Infected More Than 120 People
Measles is a respiratory virus that can survive in the air for up to two hours. Up to 9 out of 10 people who are susceptible will get the virus if exposed, according to the U.S. C
A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade
A child who wasn't vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious — but preventable — respiratory disease since 2015.
First Measles Death Reported in Texas Outbreak
A child who tested positive for measles died in West Texas, the state health department said, marking the first death in an outbreak that has sickened nearly 140 people. The Texas Department of State Health Services said a school-age child died after being hospitalized in Lubbock.
First death in West Texas measles outbreak is unvaccinated child
A school-aged child has died in Lubbock from measles, the first death reported in an ongoing outbreak that has infected more than 120 people in West Texas since Januar
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Report: Kids check out of school as they get older, and parents are in the dark
The divergence in perceptions between adults and children only grows with age, mostly driven by a sizable drop in the ...
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West Virginia Senate passes religious and philosophical exemptions to school-age vaccine requirements
After a three-day delay, the West Virginia Senate approved Friday a bill to allow parents and guardians to cite religious or ...