Texas Measles Outbreak Rises To Nearly 200 Cases

The AP (3/7, Shastri) reported the “measles outbreak in West Texas is just short of 200 cases, Texas state health officials said Friday, while the number of cases in neighboring New Mexico tripled to 30.” A majority “of the cases across both states are in people younger than 18 and people who are unvaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status.” Furthermore, “the CDC said Friday it has also confirmed measles cases in Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York City, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington. But the Texas and New Mexico outbreaks make up for most of the nation’s case count.”