TOTAL Cases of Measles outbreak
in Gaines County, TEXAS 230
lab equipment & specialities sent with
cooperation of state health authorities
from HHS expertise / CDC (Atlanta)
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Deaths (2) : a six-year-old in Texas end
of Feb. 2025
and an adult in New Mexico who died
March 6, 2025
Monday 3/3/25 -- NY TIMES op-ed
outbreak has grown to 146 cases
since late January 2025 . . .
a new circulating virus would mean that
some unvaccinated people would encounter
measles for the first time in adulthood when
the danger it poses is much higher. . .
NYTimes.com/2025/02/28/opinion/texas-measles
vaccine.html
UPDATE: March 2 -- HHS did not send its
first substantive notice about the outbreak
until Feb. 28 (last Thursday) almost a month
after the first cases were reported to authorities.
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Feb.26 - one case led to death
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124 according to USA Today report from W. Texas
nine additional in New Mexico
Feb. 22, 2025 -
99 cases (most without confirmed vaccinations
boosters) Washington Post.com 2/24 issue
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Fox 4 news .com online update
Cases doubled from Tuesday to today 2/14
Friday 1 p.m. Eastern Time
48 cases
most in Gaines County
(area with highest non-
compliance w/required
vaccination in TX)
3 unvaccinated individuals
in Lea County, NM reported
to authorities as well.
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