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Outdoor sign directing people to a measles testing site, with vehicles and a clinic building in the background.

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Faced with measles, Texas healthcare workers confront ‘information warfare’

Therissa Grefsrud still remembers the email. The COVID-19 pandemic had been raging for nearly a…

lubbock-sucksMarch 31, 2025

Close-up image of two MMR vaccine vials for measles, mumps, and rubella.

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South Plains measles outbreak hits 400 cases, Texas officials say

As of Friday afternoon, the Texas Department of State Health Services has reported that 400…

lubbock-sucksMarch 28, 2025

3D illustration of the measles virus, showing its detailed structure with surface proteins.

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Texas measles outbreak: 327 cases reported across the South Plains as of March 25

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said there were 327 cases of measles…

lubbock-sucksMarch 25, 2025

A TX Emergency Medical Task Force multi-patient vehicle from UMC EMS parked outside, equipped for emergency medical response during a health crisis in Texas.

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Newborns exposed to measles in Texas hospital

Infants barely three days old are receiving antibody injections to help protect against the virus.…

lubbock-sucksMarch 14, 2025

Directional sign for a measles clinic outside a building in rural Texas, highlighting the local response to a measles outbreak.

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With crumbling public health infrastructure, rural Texas scrambles to respond to measles

The measles outbreak in rural Texas has exposed how hospital buildings are ill-equipped. Meanwhile, long…

lubbock-sucksMarch 10, 2025

Dr. Ana Montanez stands in a medical exam room in Lubbock, Texas, as she works to combat misinformation and promote measles vaccinations during a growing outbreak.

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Doctors push back as parents embrace Kennedy and vitamin A in Texas measles outbreak

As a measles outbreak spreads across West Texas, Dr. Ana Montanez is fighting an uphill battle to…

lubbock-sucksMarch 9, 2025

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Lea County resident tests positive for measles following death, investigation underway

A deceased Lea County resident, who was unvaccinated, tested positive for measles, according to the…

lubbock-sucksMarch 6, 2025

A close-up of a young child holding an adult’s thumb during a church gathering.

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West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates

In rural West Texas, measles has sickened nearly 150 people, most of them unvaccinated. A…

lubbock-sucksMarch 4, 2025

A wooden sign with bold black letters reading “MEASLES TESTING” and a red spray-painted arrow pointing right, positioned outside a medical facility with the Texas flag in the background.

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Texas measles outbreak marks first fatality as more cases reported

An unvaccinated child has died in first U.S. measles death since 2015 A child in…

lubbock-sucksFebruary 26, 2025

A wooden sign with “MEASLES TESTING” painted in black capital letters and a red spray-painted arrow pointing right, located outside Memorial Hospital in Seminole, Texas, with an “EMERGENCY” sign visible in the background.

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A person dies of measles in West Texas outbreak

At least 124 cases have been reported in Texas, with at least 18 hospitalizations. Most…

lubbock-sucksFebruary 26, 2025

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Faced with measles, Texas healthcare workers confront ‘information warfare’

South Plains measles outbreak hits 400 cases, Texas officials say

Texas measles outbreak: 327 cases reported across the South Plains as of March 25

Newborns exposed to measles in Texas hospital

With crumbling public health infrastructure, rural Texas scrambles to respond to measles

Doctors push back as parents embrace Kennedy and vitamin A in Texas measles outbreak

Lea County resident tests positive for measles following death, investigation underway

West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates

Texas measles outbreak marks first fatality as more cases reported

A person dies of measles in West Texas outbreak

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