Parents of Texas child who died of measles stand by decision to not vaccinate

An unvaccinated 6-year-old girl at Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock became the first person to die of measles in Texas in a decade on Feb. 26. (Credit: Trace Thomas for The Texas Tribune)

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The Texas parents of an unvaccinated 6-year-old girl who died from measles Feb. 26 told the anti-vaccine organization Children’s Health Defense in a video released Monday that the experience did not convince them that vaccination against measles was necessary.