Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, has confirmed the first death in the state from measles occurred at its ...

Lubbock health authorities have confirmed two measles exposure sites at stores in the city. Here is what we know.

Nearly a month after the first reported case of measles in the South Plains, health officials have confirmed the first death ...

The Lubbock health department addressed different myths on the internet and social media about the measles illness and the ...

For the first time in the United States since 2015, a death attributed to measles has been reported.Officials have confirmed ...

Lubbock Public Health Department on Wednesday confirmed two exposure sites as part of the ongoing measles outbreak across the South Plains. February 19 5:30 p.m. – Walmart: ...

An unvaccinated school-aged child has died from measles in Lubbock. An adult in Rockwall County has also been infected, but is not considered part of the West Texas outbreak. Of the 58 cases of ...

In late January, Lubbock health officials announced that a reported case of measles had been detected in Gaines County, Texas. Three weeks later, five counties in Texas are currently being ...

Dr. Lara Johnson, a pediatrician and the chief medical officer at Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, said her hospital has admitted around a dozen children who have measles. Some have ...

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses ... with nonmedical exemptions has skyrocketed over the past decade. In Lubbock County alone, thousands of children are now at risk because they ...

Measles is so contagious partly because an infected ... Ector County at 91% and Lynn, Lubbock and Yoakum around 92%, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Lubbock saw its first case of measles in 21 years last week and is among several Texas communities to see positive cases in Texas this month, including Harris County and Gaines County. This ...