U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said last week he would send Texas 2,000 doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine through its immunization program. Kennedy founded the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense, but has said he would not prevent Americans from getting vaccinated.

The measles outbreak in West Texas is nearing 200 cases, according to a Friday morning update from the state health department. DALLAS — The measles outbreak in West Texas is nearing 200 cases, according to a Friday morning update from the state health department.

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DALLAS — More than 140 cases of measles have been reported in Texas, including one here in North Texas, and a child in Lubbock has died from the virus, health officials said. The number of cases in the West Texas outbreak increased by 22 when officials released new data Friday, bringing the total to 146.

Health officials say a child who had not been vaccinated died of measles in West Texas — the first death in an outbreak that has now infected more than 150 people​.

Dallas – The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child, health officials said Friday.

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A measles outbreak stemming from a traditionalist community with a low vaccination rate could sweep through the state.

The latest update comes two days after the first death was reported in a school-aged child who lived in the outbreak area.