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    Texas measles outbreak tops 500 instances, together with a number of at a day care in Lubbock

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    By JAMIE STENGLE

    A day care facility in a Texas county that’s a part of the measles outbreak has a number of instances, together with kids too younger to be absolutely vaccinated, public well being officers say.

    West Texas is in the midst of a still-growing measles outbreak with 505 instances reported on Tuesday. The state expanded the variety of counties within the outbreak space this week to 10. The extremely contagious virus started to unfold in late January and well being officers say it has unfold to New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Mexico.

    Three individuals who have been unvaccinated have died from measles-related diseases this yr, together with two elementary school-aged kids in Texas. The second baby died Thursday at a Lubbock hospital, and Well being Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended the funeral in Seminole, the epicenter of the outbreak.

    As of Friday, there have been seven instances at a day care the place one younger baby who was infectious gave it to 2 different kids earlier than it unfold to different school rooms, Lubbock Public Well being director Katherine Wells stated.

    “Measles is so contagious I won’t be surprised if it enters other facilities,” Wells stated.

    The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is first beneficial between 12 and 15 months previous and a second shot between 4 and 6 years previous.

    Maegan Messick, co-owner of Tiny Tots U Studying Academy, the place the outbreak is happening, not too long ago informed KLBK-TV in Lubbock that they’re taking precautions like placing youngsters who’re too younger to get the vaccines collectively in isolation.

    “We have tried to be extremely transparent,” she informed the TV station.

    There are greater than 200 kids on the day care, Wells stated. Most have had least one dose of the vaccine, although she added, “we do have some children that have only received one dose that are now infected.”

    The general public well being division is recommending that any baby with just one vaccine get their second dose early, and altered its suggestion for youths in Lubbock County to get the primary vaccine dose at 6 months previous as a substitute of 1. A baby who’s unvaccinated and attends the day care should keep dwelling for 21 days since their final publicity, Wells stated.

    Case depend and hospitalization numbers in Texas have climbed steadily because the outbreak started, and spiked by 81 instances from March 28 to April 4.

    On Tuesday, the state added one other 24 instances to its depend and two extra counties, Borden and Randall. Yet one more individual was hospitalized since Friday, with 57 complete.

    Gaines County, the place the virus has been spreading by a close-knit Mennonite group, has the vast majority of instances, with 328 on Tuesday. Neighboring Terry County is second with 46, adopted by Lubbock County with 36.

    The Texas Division of State Well being Companies tracks vaccinations price for kindergartners, although the information doesn’t embody homeschooled kids or some youngsters who attend non-public faculty. Gaines County’s price is 82%, which is much beneath the 95% degree wanted to forestall group unfold — and well being officers have stated it’s probably decrease within the small spiritual faculties and homeschooling teams the place the early instances have been recognized.

    In Terry County, the vaccination price for kindergartners is at 96%, whereas Lubbock County is at 92%.

    The U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention met with Texas officers Monday to find out how many individuals it will ship to West Texas to help with the outbreak response, spokesman Jason McDonald stated Monday. He anticipated a small staff to reach later this week, adopted by an even bigger group on the bottom subsequent week.

    The CDC stated its first staff was within the area from early March to April 1, withdrawing on-the-ground assist days earlier than a second baby died within the outbreak.

    A spokesperson for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott stated late Sunday that the governor and first girl have been extending their “deepest prayers” to the household and group, and that the state well being division had despatched epidemiologists, immunization groups and specimen assortment items to the realm.

    AP reporter Amanda Seitz in Washington contributed to this report.

    Initially Printed: April 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM EDT

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