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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

Texas cities run short of MMR vaccine as measles outbreak drives demand

a person with gloved hands holds a vaccine vial and a syringe
A health worker preps a MMR vaccine in Lubbock, Texas, on 1 March. Photograph: Annie Rice/EPA

As measles cases continue to rise in Texas and New Mexico, with a second death, an unvaccinated adult, reported on Thursday, some Texas cities are seeing shortages amid soaring demand for the highly effective vaccine and as the top US health official, Robert F Kennedy Jr, sows disinformation and mistrust about vaccines.

Ann and Paul Clancy were picking up medications at their local Walgreens in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday and decided to ask the pharmacist about getting the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

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