Texas Department of State Health Services has disputed a case of rubella in Texas, after Mexia ISD notified local families of a confirmed case.

The Texas measles outbreak is raising a lot of questions about whether you need another measles vaccines. Here's what infectious disease doctors suggest.

With the measles outbreak in Texas reaching nearly 160 cases as of Tuesday, health care professionals are recommending North Texans get vaccinated if they haven’t already.

The COVID-19 vaccine has prompted more than 10 times as many reports of adverse symptoms than the measles vaccine.

The Mexia ISD confirmed a rubella case, initially misreported as measles, due to a miscommunication with a parent.

Infectious disease doctors explain if you can get measles if you are vaccinated, what to know about immunity, plus how to protect yourself.

The CDC estimated that Utah children who have received all of the mandated vaccines, including MMR, required for kindergartners in the 2023-24 school year was 88.8%. That’s compared to 88.3% for Colorado, 91% for North Dakota, 90.8% for South Dakota and 93.5% for Wyoming. Montana data is not available.

Amid an alarming outbreak in Texas, Florida has apparently joined the fray, according to a number of media sources.

A child’s death this past week in Texas is the first U.S. death from measles, a highly contagious but preventable respiratory disease since 2015, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease

Mexia ISD updated its notice to the public about a possible measles exposure to say a school nurse confirmed it is a case of rubella.