Kennedy's immediate response to news of the measles death, the first in the U.S. since 2015, was to say that such outbreaks are a commonplace event. He incorrectly alluded to two deaths and said that hospitalized patients were being kept "mainly for quarantine" reasons.

State and local health officials are urging individuals to receive MMR vaccine as Texas reaches 124 cases this week. Here is what we know.

The New York Post editorial board challenged Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to publicly back vaccines amid a measles outbreak in Texas. The post New York Post Challenges RFK Jr. to Back Vaccines in Texas Amid Deadly Measles Outbreak first appeared on Mediaite.

The editorial board of the New York Post is urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to clarify that the measles vaccine is safe amid an outbreak in Texas. “Go to

Gaines County in West Texas is at the heart of the ongoing measles outbreak. Non-medical vaccine exemption rates there are high.

NBC 5 is taking a closer look at measles vaccinations in North Texas, including which county has seen the biggest decline and which DFW residents may need a booster. State data shows that thousands fewer students are receiving the measles vaccine in North Texas compared to just a few years ago.

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.

A growing measles outbreak in Texas, where one unvaccinated child died and nearly 20 others have been hospitalized with serious complications, marks the first major test for U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

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 MMR shots.

Angela Solis, a pharmacist at Martin's Wellness and Compounding Pharmacies, said measles is the most contagious respiratory illness. She said interest in the MMR vaccine has increased at the pharmacies since the Texas measles outbreak began.

As the measles outbreak in West Texas continues to grow, one Austin-area pharmacy said they are seeing an increase in people inquiring about the MMR vaccine. It comes as state health officials announced the first measles death in the country in over a decade.