The MMR vaccine is a powerful tool to prevent three highly contagious viral diseases: measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles). Thanks to the MMR vaccine, introduced in 1963, these serious ...
But as recently as the 1960s, measles sickened half a million people in the U.S. annually and killed hundreds. Mumps was a ...
Two of the four cases are in Lubbock, which hasn’t seen a case in more than 20 years. Meanwhile, measles vaccination rates in ...
Lubbock saw its first case of measles after 21 years, prompting health officials to advocate for the vaccine and safety. Here ...
As another community in Texas confirms positive measles cases, here's what to know about symptoms of the highly contagious virus that impacts children.