Petrie Dish: A Texas measles update and why experts warn this is just the beginning
An outbreak of measles in West Texas has infected nearly 100 people, most of…
Petrie Dish · Bonnie Petrie
February 22, 20256m 38s
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Show Notes
An outbreak of measles in West Texas has infected nearly 100 people, most of them unvaccinated children. Dr. Peter Hotez says the ecosystem that led to the elimination of measles in the United States in 2000 has changed as vaccination rates fall, and there will likely be more breakthrough outbreaks of all vaccine-preventable infections.