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.

  • @Raiderkev
    12•5 days ago

    And much like a novel of his works, a bunch of kids are going to have to die for us to figure this out.

    • @[email protected]English
      10•4 days ago

      Maybe we can call them late term abortions to get Republicans to actually give a fuck about all the kids harmed by anti vaccination