First U.S. Measles Death Since 2015 Reported Amid Texas Outbreak

In a concerning public health development, a school-aged child in West Texas has died from measles, marking the first such fatality in the United States since 2015. The Texas Department of State Health Services confirms that the unvaccinated child was hospitalized in Lubbock last week and subsequently tested positive for the virus. This tragic event is part of a larger outbreak that has seen 124 confirmed cases across nine counties in Texas since late January.

The outbreak is concentrated in the South Plains and Panhandle regions, with Gaines County. . .