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Morgan Music

Unvaccinated Child Becomes First in a Decade to Die of Measles as Texas Outbreak Grows

A patient has died in the Gaines County, Texas measles outbreak, described by officials as an unvaccinated school-aged child. (Credit: CDC)

A measles outbreak in rural West Texas has claimed the life of an unvaccinated child, marking the first U.S. measles-related death since 2015.

The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed Wednesday that a "school-aged child who was not vaccinated" died following a hospitalization for the measles virus.

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