The number of measles cases in Gaines County has more than doubled in a week. State officials confirmed this week an unvaccinated school-aged child died from measles in Lubbock.

To achieve herd immunity - when enough of a group is immune to a disease, limiting its spread and protecting the unvaccinated ...

The number of people with measles in Texas rises to 146 in an outbreak that led to the death of an unvaccinated child.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of the Department of Health and Human Services, downplayed the seriousness of an ongoing measles ...

Kahn says the measles vaccination has been a victim of its own success. “The vast majority of people have never seen a case ...

The Houston Health Department is investigating two possible cases of measles in the city, officials confirmed on Friday. A ...

The People’s Voice cited South Plains Public Health District vaccination clinics held Feb. 6 and 7 in Gaines County. On Feb. 5, the Texas state health department confirmed Gaines had six cases of ...

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

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