At least 49 cases have been confirmed. Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable outbreak — suspect 200 to 300 people may be infected.

Summary

A measles outbreak in rural West Texas has surged to 49 confirmed cases, mostly among unvaccinated school-age children, with officials suspecting hundreds more unreported infections.

The outbreak is centered in Gaines County, home to a large Mennonite population with low vaccination rates. Despite CDC support, Texas has not requested federal intervention.

The outbreak has now spread to Lubbock, raising wider public health concerns.

Experts warn it could persist for months without increased vaccination efforts, but skepticism toward vaccines remains a significant barrier.

  • @[email protected]
    5•6 days ago

    In reality they just end up with a debilitating form of cancer, and die penniless under a bridge.

    • Canadian_anarchist
      1•5 days ago

      With homelessness becoming increasingly illegal, they’ll die in some kind of work gulag… sorry, “freedom” camp.