In the early days of the West Texas measles outbreak, Thang Nguyen eyed the rising number of cases and worried. His 4-year-old son was at risk because he had received only the first of the vaccine's ...

Sherry Andrews prepares a MMR vaccine at the City of Lubbock Health Department in Lubbock, Texas, U.S. February 27, 2025. Andrews has been working for five years with the department. REUTERS/Annie ...

"The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine," Kennedy said, adding that he spoke to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and redeployed CDC teams to the state after Abbott's request.

No, vaccines did not cause the Gaines County, Texas, measles case spike Dozens of children have contracted measles in the state’s largest outbreak in 33 years.

"The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine," Kennedy said, adding that he spoke to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and redeployed CDC teams to the state after Abbott's request.

And infuriated because the path from the elimination of measles in the U.S. in 2000 to an outbreak now affecting nearly 150 Texas residents is littered with disinformation about vaccines, coupled ...

"The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine," Kennedy said, adding that he spoke to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and redeployed CDC teams to the state after Abbott's request.

What we know about the measles death reported in Texas 04:01. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a noted vaccine skeptic, voiced support for the measles vaccine Sunday amid ...

As Gaines County, Texas, deals with a measles outbreak, experts are reminding Americans that outbreaks like these can be avoided with available safe and effective vaccines.