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She helped get rid of measles in her county. This is her advice on stopping its spread.
Lubbock County in Texas has been free of measles cases for more than 50 days. But Katherine Wells, director of the Lubbock Health Department, is staying vigilant.
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She helped stop measles in her Texas county. She thinks there ... - Yahoo
Lubbock County in Texas has been free of measles cases for more than 50 days. But Katherine Wells, director of the Lubbock Health Department, is staying vigilant.
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When Measles Hits Day Cares, There Are More Than Just Health Concerns
This story was originally reported by Barbara Rodriguez of The 19th. Measles is spreading in the United States, and so is the ...
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Measles outbreak: 762 cases reported across the South Plains
In an update on Tuesday, July 15, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 762 confirmed cases of measles in the West Texas outbreak. The cases reported went ...
Better testing, less vaccine messaging among lessons learned from Texas measles outbreak
Faced with a skeptical religious community at the center of the outbreak, health officials say they may have pushed too hard ...
The US is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades
The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, and the year is only half over. The national ...
US childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all ...
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Texas measles outbreak reaches 750 cases, nears 100 hospitalizations
Counties with ongoing measles transmission include Gaines, Lamar and Lubbock. At 413 cases, Gaines County is still home to a vast majority of the outbreak. Terry County follows at 60 cases.
Day Care Measles Exposure Forces Iowa Family To Take Weeks off Work for Baby: ‘It Only Takes One’
There have been at least 1,309 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. this year. Hundreds or thousands of other families have ...
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Lubbock Public Health Adjusts MMR Vaccine Clinic Hours
LUBBOCK, TX (NEWS RELEASE) - Beginning Monday, June 30, 2025, the City of Lubbock Public Health Department will discontinue walk-in MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine clinic hours and ...