The Latest Breaking News from Measles

On Feb. 26, 2025, Texas health officials announced the death of a child in a measles outbreak – the first measles death in the United States since 2015. The outbreak was first identified in early February in Gaines County, Texas, where just 82% of kindergartners are vaccinated against measles, compared…

Declining vaccination rates, decreasing trust in government and a political unwillingness to endorse vaccines is shaping Texas’ measles response.

The first death from measles since 2015 was reported in an unvaccinated child in Texas this week

Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus after an unvaccinated child died in the West Texas outbreak this week

Adult infected with highly contagious virus that claimed life of unvaccinated child earlier this week

Rising measles cases globally due to declining vaccination rates, leading to fatalities. Efforts to combat outbreaks are crucial.

The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas

During a briefing on Wednesday, Dr. Lara Johnson, Chief Medical Officer for Covenant Health Service Area explained that measles can only be prevented if enough people are vaccinated. As vaccination rates drop across the country, more outbreaks are likely to occur.

An unvaccinated child's death in a West Texas measles outbreak marks the first US death from measles in a decade.