Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data.

She was joined by Lubbock doctors at a news conference on Thursday afternoon, who all emphasized the importance of getting vaccinated. “Young babies of working parents are now being exposed to measles ...

As of July 1, 753 cases of measles have been confirmed in Texas, with 53 cases in Lubbock County and 414 cases in Gaines ...

Katherine Wells, director of Lubbock Public Health, speaks about recent measles cases and updated measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine recommendations at a news conference on April 17, 2025 in ...

Katherine Wells standing by a pharmaceutical refrigerator stocked with the MMR vaccine that she hopes more Texans will agree to take, at the Lubbock Public Health building, on May 14, 2025.

Pirtle is one of many new parents in Lubbock who are growing more anxious as the measles outbreak, and vaccine skepticism, spreads. And Lubbock parents aren’t the only ones terrified of their ...

Pirtle is one of many new parents in Lubbock who are growing more anxious as the measles outbreak, and vaccine skepticism, spreads. And Lubbock parents aren’t the only ones terrified of their ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services says three new measles cases have been detected in the last week in connection ...

Anti-vaccine activists seized on a deadly outbreak in Seminole, setting off a battle between fringe doctors and mainstream medicine.

Flatlined vaccine funding in Texas. Lubbock receives a $254,000 immunization grant from the state annually that can be used for ... Expert says vaccine prevents measles, not alternative treatments.

As the growing spread of measles in Canada may be imperiling the country's official elimination status for the disease, some ...

A Utah County resident has a confirmed case of measles, but health experts say other cases are likely; person hadn't been outside the state.