Devi Shastri

A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is on display at the Lubbock Health Department on Feb. 26, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)

Measles cases are still rising. Here’s what to know about the contagious virus, including symptoms and boosters.

April 10, 2025 at 9:51 a.m.

Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It is preventable through vaccines, and has been considered...

A child holds a man’s finger during a service at Community Church of Seminole, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Texas measles outbreak fueled by distrust in public health and personal choice

April 10, 2025 at 9:54 a.m.

Alongside measles in this region, where voters overwhelmingly supported President Donald Trump, there’s another outbreak: one of misinformation about vaccines, distrust of local public health officials and fear of governmental...

A sign is seen outside a clinic with the South Plains Public Health District Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Brownfield, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade

April 10, 2025 at 9:54 a.m.

A child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, officials there said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious respiratory disease since 2015.

FILE – Measles and tetanus vaccine vials are ready to be administered at the Dallas County Health & Human Services immunization clinic in Dallas, on March 8, 2019. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Texas measles cases are up, and New Mexico now has an outbreak. Here’s what you need to know

April 10, 2025 at 9:55 a.m.

The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday, and eight people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with measles.

Estados de EEUU sopesan exenciones para vacunas que antes eran obligatorias

January 27, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

Varios estados de Estados Unidos están sopesando propuestas para crear o resucitar exenciones para vacunas, para crear bases de datos sobre perjuicios causados por las vacunas o para establecer nuevas...

FILE – Vaccines are prepared for students during a pop-up immunization clinic at the Newcomer Academy in Louisville, Ky., on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File)

Some state lawmakers see new opportunities to pass vaccine exemptions

January 27, 2025 at 12:57 p.m.

Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish state-level vaccine injury databases or...

Supporters hold candles during a candlelight vigil Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, outside the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison, Wis., following a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School on Monday, Dec. 16. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Community members wrestle with grief in aftermath of Wisconsin school shooting

December 18, 2024 at 8:16 a.m.

Community members in Wisconsin continued to wrestle with grief and called for change in the aftermath of a school shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six...

The UnitedHealthcare headquarters in Minnetonka, Minn., lowered its flags to half-staff on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in honor of CEO Brian Thompson, who was fatally shot outside a hotel in New York. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

UnitedHealthcare CEO’s shooting opens a door for many to vent frustrations over insurance

December 7, 2024 at 1:10 p.m.

This week’s fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has unleashed a wave of public feeling — exasperation, anger, resentment, helplessness — from Americans sharing personal stories of interactions with...

FILE – A U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency’s campus in Silver Spring, Md., on Aug. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

SunFed cucumbers and Costco eggs recalled due to potential salmonella contamination

November 29, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

Cucumbers shipped to 13 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in five southern U.S. states were recalled this week for potential salmonella...

FILE – A syringe lies next to vials of COVID-19 booster vaccines at an inoculation station in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

An Idaho health department isn’t allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it’s a first

November 1, 2024 at 2:52 p.m.

A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board.

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