For a community to be protected against contagious diseases, enough residents need to be vaccinated to provide “herd immunity ...

Dozens of children have contracted measles in Texas' largest outbreak in 33 years. Online, some are blaming vaccines for the ...

Dozens of children have contracted measles in the state’s largest outbreak in 33 years. Online, some are blaming vaccines for the disease’s spread.

The viral infection has been mostly reported in West Texas, impacting younger people and those who are not vaccinated.

SEMINOLE, Texas — When the local hospital warned of a brewing measles outbreak, Kaleigh Brantner urged fellow residents of ...

On the Texas A&M campus right outside Rudder Tower stands a symbol of progress: a statue of Matthew Gaines. Born into slavery ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services said cases span over nine counties, including almost 100 in Gaines County, and 20 patients have been hospitalized.

The outbreak began less than a month ago when several unvaccinated children in Gaines County, Texas, were identified as having measles. At this time, it's unclear how the first person was exposed ...

Texas health officials have confirmed 24 total cases of measles in Gaines County and a new case in Terry County on Tuesday. Here's what we know.

Declining vaccination rates, decreasing trust in government and a political unwillingness to endorse vaccines shape Texas’ ...

The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of ...

Gaines County, where the recent measles outbreak is strongest, shows higher shares of vaccine-exempt students than North Texas counties since the 2013-14 school year. Here’s what that chart ...