In an update on Tuesday, July 15, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 762 confirmed cases of measles in the West Texas outbreak. The cases reported went ...

In an update on Tuesday, July 15, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 762 confirmed cases of measles in the West Texas outbreak. The cases reported went ...

A confirmed case of measles has been reported in Putnam County. Here's what the Monroe County Health Department suggests to ...

Note: The above video shows the top headlines from the morning of July 8, 2025. LUBBOCK, Texas – In an update on Tuesday, the ...

Measles cases have surpassed a recent 2019 record to reach the highest level since 1992, with at least 1,289 cases reported ...

Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock, Texas confirmed the state's first measles-related death, an unvaccinated school-aged child. Texas is experiencing a measles outbreak with 124 reported ...

Individuals seeking to get the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine can do so by going to Lubbock Public Health on 2015 50th St. at the following times: Tuesday-Thursday: 10 a.m - 3 p.m. Saturdays ...

Measles cases in the United States are the highest they’ve been since the country eliminated the disease in 2000.

In Lubbock County, 92% of kindergarteners reported being vaccinated against measles in the 2023-2024 school year, about 2 percentage points lower than the state average, according to latest state ...

Lubbock Public Health Director Katherine Wells discusses the West Texas crisis, ... So many of our doctors hadn’t seen measles before—Lubbock County hadn’t had a case in twenty-one years.

Lubbock’s public health director fights to stop measles and build public trust Katherine Wells was celebrated early during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then public health became a political litmus test.

The measles outbreak currently unfolding in the Texas Panhandle was entirely preventable. A measles vaccine, which has been available for more than 60 years, has been shown to be safe and effective.