21-02-2025 18:57 via kxan.com

Texas measles outbreak: 90 cases in state as of Friday

LUBBOCK, Texas -- The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported that as of Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, 90 cases of measles were identified in the South Plains region of Texas. Measles outbreak sickens dozens of kids in Texas: What’s your state’s vaccination rate?Sixteen of the patients have been hospitalized and five of the cases were vaccinated, said DSHS. The rest are unvaccinated, or their vaccination status is unknown.The number of cases in each county was:
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