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Measles Outbreak Claims Second Child, Urges Vaccination

4/6/2025

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Tragedy strikes Lubbock, Texas, as an 8-year-old girl becomes the second child to succumb to a measles outbreak that has swept through nearly 570 people nationwide. Health officials urgently stress the critical need for vaccinations, highlighting that the majority of cases involve those unvaccinated. This alarming surge jeopardizes the U.S.'s hard-won measles elimination status established in 2000.

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Story summary

Tragedy strikes Lubbock, Texas, as an 8-year-old girl becomes the second child to succumb to a measles outbreak that has swept through nearly 570 people nationwide. Health officials urgently stress the critical need for vaccinations, highlighting that the majority of cases involve those unvaccinated. This alarming surge jeopardizes the U.S.'s hard-won measles elimination status established in 2000.