Health & Science
Harris County Officials Confirm Fourth Case Of Measles
Posted on · The patient is a male between 15 and 24 years old who lives in southeast Harris County.
Posted on · The patient is a male between 15 and 24 years old who lives in southeast Harris County.
Posted on · School personnel are disinfecting all classrooms and common areas as a precaution. Harris, Montgomery and Galveston counties confirmed measles cases last week.
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Potential vaccination legislation, our weekly political roundup, understanding opportunity zones, and writer Dawn Adams Cole.
Posted on · In 2017, the most recent year with data compiled by the CDC, only 87.8 percent of Houston children between 19 and 35 months had the measles vaccine.
Posted on · In Harris County, the patients are two boys under the age of 2 and a 25–35-year-old woman.
Posted on · There had been no cases of measles in the city since 2013
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Posted on · The Houston Health Department is waiting for a final confirmation from the CDC
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We learn more about measles and the effectiveness of vaccination. We break down the week's big political stories. We discuss what constitutes a hate crime. And writer Attica Locke talks about her work.
Posted on · The Houston Health Department says this is the first case it has investigated since 2013
Posted on · As of Friday (2/20/15), there are 141 reported cases of the measles in the United States this year, and 98 are from California. (Just one, so far, is from Texas). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most who have contracted the measles were not vaccinated. Health officials have taken the opportunity to […]
Posted on · As of Friday (2/20/15), there are 141 reported cases of the measles in the United States this year, and 98 are from California. (Just one, so far, is from Texas). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most who have contracted the measles were not vaccinated. Health officials have taken the opportunity to […]
Posted on · Considering the measles outbreak, one Houston lawmaker says vaccines and immunizations are essential to maintain the public health.
Posted on · State health officials are urging everyone to make sure they’re vaccinated against measles. Right now in Texas, there are nearly a dozen reported cases. One of those cases is in Harris County. The rest are in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.