Unvaccinated Child Dies From Measles in Texas
A school-aged child who was not vaccinated died of measles in West Texas in February 2025, the first death in an outbreak that began in January and the first U.S. measles death since 2015. The outbreak had infected more than 120 people.
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Unvaccinated child first to die of West Texas measles outbreak that’s infected more than 120 people
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