LUBBOCK, Texas, EE.UU. (AP) — Una persona en el oeste de Texas que fue hospitalizada con sarampión ha fallecido, la primera muerte en un brote que comenzó a fines del mes pasado. La portavoz del Centr

A dose of the measles vaccine is seen on a table at a health center in Lubbock, Texas, on Feb. 27, 2025. Credit - Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP— Kennedy's acknowledgement of the value of the measles vaccine comes as the outbreak that began in Texas continues to grow.

A child hospitalized with measles died in Lubbock, Texas this week. Hospital officials give more information on the disease and how it can be prevented.

It’s the first death from measles in the U.S. since 2015. LUBBOCK, Texas — A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.

In Lubbock, Texas, an unvaccinated school-aged child died of measles this week, marking the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015. Over the past four years, the number of kindergartners with the shot has continued to drop.

Note: The video above reflects top headlines from morning of February 28, 2025. LUBBOCK, Texas— The number of cases in the measles outbreak increased to 146 cases in Texas, the Texas Department of State Health (DSHS) Services confirmed,

By Chad Terhune (Reuters) -As a measles outbreak spreads across West Texas, Dr. Ana Montanez is fighting an uphill battle to convince some parents that vitamin A - touted by vaccine critics as effective against the highly contagious virus - will not protect their children.

The measles outbreak in rural Texas has exposed how hospital buildings are ill-equipped. Meanwhile, long distances between providers makes testing people and transporting samples difficult.

The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 198, according to new data released Friday.

She’d heard about the large measles outbreak in northwest Texas. Since January, more than 159 people are known to have been infected, and the outbreak has resulted in two deaths and dozens of hospitalizations.

Dig Deeper: Covenant Health Hospital in Lubbock confirms Texas' first measles death in its facilities This prompted Lubbock city health officials to host a news conference Friday morning to ...