Gaines County has one of the highest rates in Texas of school-aged children who opt out of at least one required vaccine, with nearly 14% of K-12 children in the 2023-24 school year. Health officials say that number is likely higher because it doesn’t ...

Kennedy said vaccines can protect children and contribute to community immunity, but the decision should still be parents'. Abbott hasn't mentioned them.

Lubbock Public Health will be hosting a free MMR vaccine clinic as cases continue to rise and Texas reporting its first death in Lubbock last week.

Kennedy wrote in an opinion piece published Sunday on Fox News Digital that parents should consult with physicians about the MMR vaccine.

The measles outbreak is growing in West Texas, but neither Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nor Gov. Greg Abbott are rushing to tell people to get the vaccine.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a noted vaccine skeptic, is voicing support for the measles vaccine amid a deadly outbreak, mainly in Texas.

In 2021, Dallas megachurch The Potter’s House was a mass vaccination site for the COVID-19 vaccine. Texas is facing a measles outbreak, with nearly 160 cases across the state as of Tuesday ...

In Texas, state law allows exemptions in three cases: If a healthcare provider determines that it is not safe for a student to get a certain vaccine, the student is in the U.S. military or the student has a religious or personal belief that goes against ...

according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable respiratory illness; 90% of people who are exposed to somebody with the virus will ...

One dose of the MMR vaccine is typically given at 12 to 15 ... Last year, there were 284 measles cases in the U.S. and none in Texas. The last big outbreak was in 2019, when the U.S. had 1,274 ...