measles outbreak texas new mexico

Texas, measles and New Mexico

A measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico has sickened over 130 people. The highly contagious virus explained — and what the CDC says about getting revaccinated as an adult.

At least 124 cases of measles have been reported in Texas since late January — marking the largest outbreak in the state in close to 30 years. The dozens of reported cases have mostly affected children,

The New York Times · 6d

Measles Outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico Sicken Nearly 100 People

Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state.

NBC News on MSN · 15h

‘Thousands' possibly exposed to measles in Texas as outbreak grows

A paramedic administers a dose of the measles vaccine at a health center in Lubbock, Texas, Feb. 27, 2025. The West Texas measles outbreak continues to grow, now possibly spreading into the central part of the state and neighboring New Mexico, health officials said Friday.

As Texas outbreak grows, California’s measles vaccination rate struggles to recover after pandemic

Before the pandemic, the rate of kindergarten students who received their measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination had reached ...

USA Today2d

Measles has killed a child in Texas. NM lawmakers are urging Sec. Kennedy to action.

New Mexico lawmakers urged the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services to take action against a measles outbreak affecting the state and Texas. The outbreak has led to one confirmed ...

Lisa Jarvis: Measles outbreak was avoidable

Troubling signs are already emerging that Kennedy, notorious for his vaccine misinformation, might influence the Centers for ...

STAT1d

On measles outbreak, the Trump administration’s messaging strikes some as off-key

The CDC is supporting the response to the measles outbreak in Texas and in New Mexico, the latter of which has seen nine ...

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