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Measles outbreak in Gaines county, Texas.

US CDC reports five-fold increase in weekly measles cases as Texas outbreak grows​


Feb 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported that measles cases so far this year had jumped to 93 from 14 a week ago, mainly driven by an outbreak in Texas.

An outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, where cases have now risen to 57 from 22 on February 11, has raised concerns over its spread to other parts of the state. Texas reported 90 cases overall as of Friday.

The Texas Department of State Health Services reiterated from last week that more cases of the highly contagious disease were likely to surface due to an outbreak in Gaines County.

The CDC said cases were reported from Alaska, California, Georgia, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, Rhode Island and Texas.

It added that 95% of the cases were in individuals who either had not been vaccinated or had an unknown status, with 4% of the total patients receiving one dose of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, and none getting the two doses the agency recommends.

Out of all the cases in the country, 28 were in children below the age of two, and 48 were in individuals between five and 19 years old.

Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, meaning there was no continuous transmission of the disease for a year. The virus can spread via travelers from countries where measles is common.

The CDC said there have been three outbreaks reported in 2025. For comparison, there were 16 outbreaks during 2024, with a total 285 cases reported.

In recent years, federal health officials have attributed some outbreaks to parents refusing to vaccinate children.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a vaccine critic, was confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services last week, overcoming resistance from the medical establishment and some members of Congress.

Kennedy, however, has pledged to protect existing vaccination programs.
(This story has been corrected to add a dropped word in paragraph 5)

https://www.reuters.com/business/he...-increase-measles-cases-last-week-2025-02-21/
 
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First measles death since 2015. Really sad for something that is 100% preventable.

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A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade

A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.

The death was a “school-aged child who was not vaccinated” and had been hospitalized last week, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Wednesday in a statement. Lubbock health officials also confirmed the death, but neither agency provided more details. Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed this is the first measles death in the country since 2015.
 

A child has died in the Texas measles outbreak​

February 26, 202512:25 PM ET


"A school-age child has died from measles in west Texas. The death of the child, who was not vaccinated for measles, was confirmed by state and local health officials and comes after weeks of a growing outbreak that spans Texas and New Mexico.

It's the first reported U.S. death from the illness since 2015.

In the last five years or so, U.S. average school vaccination rates have fallen below 95% — which is the CDC's recommended level for preventing outbreaks.

The vaccination rate is far lower, in pockets like the Texas county at the center of the current outbreak — where the rate has dropped to around 80%."


R.I.P. little one. This was preventable. :(
 
Misfit23 said:
First measles death since 2015. Really sad for something that is 100% preventable.

apnews.com

A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade

A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.
apnews.com apnews.com

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.

The death was a “school-aged child who was not vaccinated” and had been hospitalized last week, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Wednesday in a statement. Lubbock health officials also confirmed the death, but neither agency provided more details. Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed this is the first measles death in the country since 2015.
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I don't believe it because a poster mentioned you can't die from measles or something.....
 
Strychnine said:

A child has died in the Texas measles outbreak​

February 26, 202512:25 PM ET


"A school-age child has died from measles in west Texas. The death of the child, who was not vaccinated for measles, was confirmed by state and local health officials and comes after weeks of a growing outbreak that spans Texas and New Mexico.

It's the first reported U.S. death from the illness since 2015.

In the last five years or so, U.S. average school vaccination rates have fallen below 95% — which is the CDC's recommended level for preventing outbreaks.

The vaccination rate is far lower, in pockets like the Texas county at the center of the current outbreak — where the rate has dropped to around 80%."


R.I.P. little one. This was preventable. :(
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Wow, that's terrible.

I'm sure excuses will come, or the child may have been immuno compromised, but none of that will be relevant when vaccinated children don't die of measles at all. Ten years, not one death?

Dear oh dear, back to the dark ages they go.
 
Just terrible. If there was just something that could have prevented this........
 
Siver! said:
Wow, that's terrible.

I'm sure excuses will come, or the child may have been immuno compromised, but none of that will be relevant when vaccinated children don't die of measles at all. Ten years, not one death?

Dear oh dear, back to the dark ages they go.
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Why wouldnt the immuno compromisation of the child be relelevant ? Thats literally one of the main reasons to not give the measles vaccine....


Btw back to the dark ages?

2023 uk measles Deaths... 3.


Hows measles going in just england so far this year

Cases. Since 1 January 2025, there have been 91 laboratory confirmed measles cases reported in England. 31% (28 of 91) of these cases have been in Yorkshire and Humber, 99% (26 of 91) in the South West, and 12% (11 of 91) in the East of England.13 Feb 2025

Texas child is first reported US measles death in a decade as outbreak hits more than 130 people.....


Didnt the uk ever make it out of the dark ages ? =)
 
Anewt said:
Why wouldnt the immuno compromisation of the child be relelevant ? Thats literally one of the main reasons to not give the measles vaccine....


Btw back to the dark ages?

2023 uk measles Deaths... 3.


Hows measles going in just england so far this year

Cases. Since 1 January 2025, there have been 91 laboratory confirmed measles cases reported in England. 31% (28 of 91) of these cases have been in Yorkshire and Humber, 99% (26 of 91) in the South West, and 12% (11 of 91) in the East of England.13 Feb 2025

Texas child is first reported US measles death in a decade as outbreak hits more than 130 people.....


Didnt the uk ever make it out of the dark ages ? =)
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Oh, mate, we have serious issues this side of the Atlantic too.

Since 2000, all deaths from measles in the UK were among the unvaccinated.

There were zero acute measles-related deaths in 2023, though (getting back to the Covid BS arguments here though, so let's take your 3 as avoidable Measles-related deaths).

Two types of people to blame for rare, unnecessary, and completely avoidable deaths: "thinkers", of course, but also there's been a long battle to get ethnic communities vaccinated.
 
Anewt said:
Why wouldnt the immuno compromisation of the child be relelevant ? Thats literally one of the main reasons to not give the measles vaccine....
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BTW, if the child was immuncompromised and couldn't be vaccinated, unfortunately the only people to blame are those that could but would not be vaccinated.
 
Siver! said:
Oh, mate, we have serious issues this side of the Atlantic too.

Since 2000, all deaths from measles in the UK were among the unvaccinated.

There were zero acute measles-related deaths in 2023, though.

Two types of people to blame: "thinkers", but also there's been a long battle to get ethnic communities vaccinated.
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Yeah we get the same flare ups every now and then as well. Usually comes from overseas . Spreads a bit till its isolated. ( easy enough in aus . Low population density free health care )

But it really doesnt take much to spread.

The numbers ( 1 dead * tragic regardless whether or not could be vaccinated ) and 120 infections really isnt anything to unusual.

Their vax rate is pretty much similar as ours... actually better...



In 2023–2024, 88.9% of children in England received their first dose of the MMR vaccine, which is a record low. This is the third year in a row that the coverage has been below 90%.

www.houstonpublicmedia.org

Texas measles outbreak grows amid declining vaccination rates in Houston area, statewide | Houston Public Media

Harris County Public Health’s Dr. Ericka Brown says vaccines are the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles. The rate of kindergarteners receiving the MMR vaccine has dipped since the 2018-19 school year both in the Houston area and statewide.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org www.houstonpublicmedia.org

But state health department data shows that fewer Texans, and fewer people in the Houston area, are choosing to get the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine compared to before the pandemic.

During the 2018-19 school year, the last before the onset of the pandemic, almost 97% of kindergarteners and 98% of seventh graders across the state received the MMR vaccine, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. During the 2023-24 school year, the number of Texas kindergarteners who had gotten the MMR vaccine dropped to 94%, while the number of inoculated seventh-graders remained relatively flat at 97.6%.

That trend of declining vaccination rates is reflected in the Houston region, according to state data. In the 2018-19 school year, 97% of kindergarteners and 98.5% of seventh graders in the region were vaccinated. During the 2023-24 school year, 94.5% of kindergarteners and 96.8% of seventh graders had received the MMR vaccine.

For my state in australia..

In December 2023, the measles vaccination rate in Queensland was 91.93%, which is slightly below the herd immunity threshold.



They are actually and were far far more vaccinated than we are... so the entire blaming of vaccination rates seems really silly to me.

This child who died very well could have been immuno compromised and now his death is pure political ammunition based of absolutely donut personally.

Just another attempt to manipulate perception to me. Anti vaxxers texans trumpers dumb.. although logically wonder if those illegal migrants are vaxxed... which would blow out the accuracy of those figures .

( btw. I think the meadles vaccine is good obviously )
 
Anewt said:
Yeah we get the same flare ups every now and then as well. Usually comes from overseas . Spreads a bit till its isolated. ( easy enough in aus . Low population density free health care )

But it really doesnt take much to spread.

The numbers ( 1 dead * tragic regardless whether or not could be vaccinated ) and 120 infections really isnt anything to unusual.

Their vax rate is pretty much similar as ours... actually better...



In 2023–2024, 88.9% of children in England received their first dose of the MMR vaccine, which is a record low. This is the third year in a row that the coverage has been below 90%.

www.houstonpublicmedia.org

Texas measles outbreak grows amid declining vaccination rates in Houston area, statewide | Houston Public Media

Harris County Public Health’s Dr. Ericka Brown says vaccines are the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles. The rate of kindergarteners receiving the MMR vaccine has dipped since the 2018-19 school year both in the Houston area and statewide.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org www.houstonpublicmedia.org

But state health department data shows that fewer Texans, and fewer people in the Houston area, are choosing to get the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine compared to before the pandemic.

During the 2018-19 school year, the last before the onset of the pandemic, almost 97% of kindergarteners and 98% of seventh graders across the state received the MMR vaccine, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. During the 2023-24 school year, the number of Texas kindergarteners who had gotten the MMR vaccine dropped to 94%, while the number of inoculated seventh-graders remained relatively flat at 97.6%.

That trend of declining vaccination rates is reflected in the Houston region, according to state data. In the 2018-19 school year, 97% of kindergarteners and 98.5% of seventh graders in the region were vaccinated. During the 2023-24 school year, 94.5% of kindergarteners and 96.8% of seventh graders had received the MMR vaccine.

For my state in australia..

In December 2023, the measles vaccination rate in Queensland was 91.93%, which is slightly below the herd immunity threshold.



They are actually and were far far more vaccinated than we are... so the entire blaming of vaccination rates seems really silly to me.

This child who died very well could have been immuno compromised and now his death is pure political ammunition based of absolutely donut personally.

Just another attempt to manipulate perception to me. Anti vaxxers texans trumpers dumb.. although logically wonder if those illegal migrants are vaxxed... which would blow out the accuracy of those figures .

( btw. I think the meadles vaccine is good obviously )
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Yeah, I think just like with areas of the UK you simply have to factor in migration.

1 death in Texas absolutely is a political football, but you do have that backdrop of ZERO deaths in the United States in 10 years. The regression is real, and by the same token the scare story is also definitely aimed at manipulating people - into doing the right thing, in this case.

So I'm more than fine with it.
 
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Siver! said:
Yeah, I think just like with areas of the UK you simply have to factor in migration.

1 death in Texas absolutely is a political football, but you do have that backdrop of ZERO deaths in the United States in 10 years. The regression is real, and by the same token the scare story is also definitely aimed at manipulating people - into doing the right thing, in this case.

So I'm more than fine with it.
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Yeah same in australia. Unfortunately theres communities that if one case gets amongst them i think there'll be tragic outcomes. Closer proximaty larger social networks ( families friends etc )

I disagree a bit as iworry the fear mongering will have the negative outcome not positive but thats just how a difference in how we view the world =)
 
Anewt said:
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Yeah same in australia. Unfortunately theres communities that if one case gets amongst them i think there'll be tragic outcomes. Closer proximaty larger social networks ( families friends etc )

I disagree a bit as iworry the fear mongering will have the negative outcome not positive but thats just how a difference in how we view the world =)
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Could do.

I've long since thought there's a good 10 % of people out there that are generic contrarians, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if vaccination rates ended up hovering at 90 % rather than the required 95 % regardless of stories like these.

The more you try to tell contrarians what's in their best interests, the harder they push back.
 
Strychnine said:

A child has died in the Texas measles outbreak​

February 26, 202512:25 PM ET


"A school-age child has died from measles in west Texas. The death of the child, who was not vaccinated for measles, was confirmed by state and local health officials and comes after weeks of a growing outbreak that spans Texas and New Mexico.

It's the first reported U.S. death from the illness since 2015.

In the last five years or so, U.S. average school vaccination rates have fallen below 95% — which is the CDC's recommended level for preventing outbreaks.

The vaccination rate is far lower, in pockets like the Texas county at the center of the current outbreak — where the rate has dropped to around 80%."


R.I.P. little one. This was preventable. :(
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I bet people will start adapting some sort of subtle undertone of suggesting that only the weak die of measles and that that's what the weak should do.
 
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Strychnine said:

A child has died in the Texas measles outbreak​

February 26, 202512:25 PM ET


"A school-age child has died from measles in west Texas. The death of the child, who was not vaccinated for measles, was confirmed by state and local health officials and comes after weeks of a growing outbreak that spans Texas and New Mexico.

It's the first reported U.S. death from the illness since 2015.

In the last five years or so, U.S. average school vaccination rates have fallen below 95% — which is the CDC's recommended level for preventing outbreaks.

The vaccination rate is far lower, in pockets like the Texas county at the center of the current outbreak — where the rate has dropped to around 80%."


R.I.P. little one. This was preventable. :(
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- My aut, my dad sister, send-me a antivax msg some of those days. Those people are alienated. Here the person that doesnt gave his kid the obligatory vax, loses the children guard.
 
Sinister said:
I bet people will start adapting some sort of subtle undertone of suggesting that only the weal die of measles and that that's what the weak should do.
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- The terrorist, Blowi said that about old people. Are you a par of his cases here?
 
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