Earlier this year, a person passes by a sign in a health center in which Lubbock is applied in Lubbock, Texas where MMR (Maidenum-Maubella) vaccine is applied.
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Earlier this year, a person passes by a sign in a health center in which Lubbock is applied in Lubbock, Texas where MMR (Maidenum-Maubella) vaccine is applied.
Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP through Getty Images
25 years have passed since the measles were officially “eliminated” from the United States.
This is a technical term. In public health, it means that measles have not spread twelve months.
There are currently cases of measles in various states, the biggest cases are in Western Texas, where two children die.
After the measles are officially eliminated in the United States, the disease is once again spreading in Western Texas, New Mexico, and there are cases in some other states. What can be done to control the virus?
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This section was produced by Noah Caldwell. There were additional reports from Olivia Aldridge from the Member Station in Austin. Edited by Courtney Dorning. Our executive producer Sami Yenigun.
