Gottlieb "very concerned" about Texas measles outbreak: "I think this will spread"
"I think that this is going to get into the hundreds of cases and could take many months to fully snuff out," Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the FDA, said about the ongoing measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico.
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.
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Hays County warns of possible measles exposure in San MarcosPeople who were at Texas State University from approximately 3 to 7 p.m. and Twin Peaks Restaurant from 6 to 10 p.m. on Feb.
Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where ...
The U.S. declared measles eliminated in 2000 "thanks to a very high percentage of people receiving the safe and effective ...
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Measles is a highly contagious disease. Here's what you should know about how to protect yourself against measles, as well as ...
Texas health officials have confirmed 24 total cases of measles in Gaines County and a new case in Terry County on Tuesday.
Exposure may have occurred between 5:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. In Gaines County, Texas at least 15 cases of measles have ...
An outbreak of measles in the South Plains of Texas is continuing to grow ... warned the outbreak mostly involves school-aged children in Gaines County. However, additional cases were detected ...
Measles cases continue to grow in an outbreak ... Most infections are centralized in Gaines County (45), followed by nine in Terry County and one to two in Lubbock, Lynn and Yoakum.
Of the 58 cases of measles recorded in Texas since January, 45 were reported in Gaines County. Credit: ULAN/Pool/Latin America News Agency Audio recording is automated for accessibility.
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Gaines County schools have among the lowest vaccination rates in Texas. The measles outbreak there is a portent for the rest of America.
In Texas, at least 90 cases of measles have been reported in recent weeks across the northwest part of that state.
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