The president's anti-vaccine messaging and cuts to public health workers aren't helping as Texas faces a measles outbreak.

COLORADO, USA — A measles outbreak is unfolding in Texas and New Mexico, with nearly 100 cases reported since the beginning of the year. The resurgence of the highly contagious respiratory infection, ...

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What began as an outbreak in a tight-knit Mennonite community with low vaccine uptake has expanded to other under-vaccinated communities.

According to the CDC, if you were born after 1957, one dose is considered sufficient to be considered protected from measles. Some adults may need a second dose. The CDC says adults who are going to ...

Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham said the best protection against the measles is the vaccine as the outbreak expands in neighboring Texas.

It can spread rapidly in communities with low vaccination rates, and initially results in symptoms including a high fever, a ...

Health experts say low vaccination rates are fueling outbreaks of the contagious disease that was considered to be eliminated ...

Cases of the highly contagious disease are expected to rise and potentially spread to other states where vaccination rates are low.

For most people, the MMR vaccine should provide a lifetime of immunity but the CDC said some people should get a booster.