A Texas health official is warning against “measles parties” as an outbreak grows in West Texas, resulting in the death of at least one unvaccinated school-aged child. In a press briefing Friday, Dr.

Measles was considered to be eliminted in the U.S. in 2000, thanks to vaccine developments. But vaccination rates have dropped since the covid pandemic began.

TEXAS - A measles outbreak in Texas' South Plains region continues to spread. In the last three weeks, 58 cases of measles have been identified across five counties, sending 13 patients to the hospital, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. There have been 10 new cases reported since Feb. 14.