A child who wasn't vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, officials there said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious respiratory disease since 2015. The school-aged child had been hospitalized and died Tuesday night,

Texas is experiencing a measles outbreak, which prompted physician Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to tweet about it on X and tell Americans that the measles vaccine has been "safe and effective since 1963." He was then criticized for supporting Robert F.

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reminds parents to make sure their children are up to date with their measles vaccinations. Cases of this serious and highly contagious disease are rising in several states including Texas and Georgia just in the first two months of 2025.

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When asked about the measles outbreak and death, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said “it’s not unusual, we have measles outbreaks every year.”

An outbreak of measles in Texas has infected 124 people so far — 18 of whom have subsequently been hospitalized and one who has died.

A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month.

The measles outbreak in Texas has now turned deadly. Texas and federal health officials have just reported the first deaths attributed to the still-growing outbreak, which has sickened over a hundred people.