Measles infections after vaccination are rare, and there are no documented cases of healthy, fully vaccinated people dying from the virus.

A second child died from measles-related causes in Texas where an outbreak has infected at least 505. Until this year, the U.S. had no reported measles deaths in a decade. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Vaccine uptake is currently too low to prevent outbreaks of measles – a highly contagious and potentially deadly virus.

Dr. Adam Ratner has heard a lot of myths and misunderstandings about measles in his decades as a New York City pediatric infectious disease specialist.

Measles is a highly contagious disease and in some cases, it can cause severe infections in the lungs and brain that can lead to cognitive issues, deafness or death. Two children in Texas and an adult in New Mexico have died in this year's outbreak.

A second child in Texas has died from measles, one of the world's most contagious illnesses which was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000, several decades after the introduction of a highly effective vaccine.

Measles can cause eye damage including corneal scarring, retinal damage, and damage to the optic nerve and visual cortex. There is no specific antiviral for measles, but the MMR vaccine is highly ...

The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) has confirmed six measles cases in 2025, with five additional cases reported in Allen County.

Since January, 505 people have been infected in Texas and more than 90 total in neighboring New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas. Two chidren have died.

Tarrant County faces a moderate to high likelihood of a measles outbreak. Here’s why we may be more vulnerable. Public health officials in Tarrant County are preparing for the possible arrival of measles as an outbreak of the disease grows in West Texas.