"LUBBOCK, Texas — A child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious — but preventable — respiratory disease since 2015.
The school-aged child had been hospitalized and died Tuesday night amid the widespread outbreak, Texas’ largest in nearly 30 years. Since it began last month, a rash of 124 cases has erupted across nine counties.
The Texas Department of State Health Services and Lubbock health officials confirmed the death to The Associated Press. The child wasn’t identified but was treated at Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, though the facility noted the patient didn’t live in Lubbock County."
Devi Shastri and Amanda Seitz report for the Associated Press February 26, 2025.
SEE ALSO:
"'It's Not Unusual': RFK Jr. Comments On Growing Texas Measles Outbreak" (NBC News)
"What RFK Jr. Has Said About The Ongoing Measles Outbreak" (Vox)
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