Texas measles outbreak grows to 92 cases, including 2 in Houston, most unvaccinated

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Two cases in Houston. I had the measles back when I was young and children were vaccinated when they were children

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- According to the State Health Department, there are at least 92 measles cases, including two in Houston.

The biggest concern is an outbreak in West Texas, where 90 cases are. We know 85 cases are unvaccinated or have unknown vaccination status.

In January, the Houston Health Department confirmed that the two measles cases were connected to unvaccinated adults' international air travel. The department's website lists possible exposure locations.

Dr. Janeana White with the Houston Health Department said the first person was hospitalized and recovered, and the other person was monitored and is okay. Right now, the city is working to inform the public and working closely with neighboring health departments to raise situational awareness.

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1. There are now 124 reported cases of Anti-vaxxer-fueled Measles in Texas.

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2. As Texas measles outbreak grows, parents are choosing to vaccinate kids

I am glad that many Texans are now vaccinating their children due to this outbreak. Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children are endangering their children are being stupid.
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As the measles outbreak in Texas keeps spreading, parents who previously chose not to vaccinate their children are now lining up to get their kids the shots needed to protect them from the serious illness.

“People are more and more nervous” as they watch the highly contagious virus spread in their communities, mostly among children, said Katherine Wells, director of public health for Lubbock's health department. “We’ve vaccinated multiple kids that have never been vaccinated before, some from families that didn’t believe in vaccines.”

About half of the approximately 100 doses of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR) given at the health department last week were to kids who were unvaccinated, Wells said.

On Tuesday, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported that 124 cases of measles have been confirmed since late January, mostly in counties in West Texas, near the New Mexico border. So far, 18 patients have been hospitalized, often because they were having trouble breathing.

Of the 124 cases identified, 101 are babies, school-age kids or teenagers.