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Coldwater

(816 posts) Sun Dec 14, 2025, 12:00 AM Dec 14

If Texas measles outbreak is still spreading, U.S. could lose measles-free status

The United States is poised to lose its measles-free status next year. If that happens, the country will enter an era in which outbreaks are common again.

More children would be hospitalized because of this preventable disease. Some would lose their hearing. Some would die. Measles is also expensive. A new study — not yet published in a scientific journal — estimates that the public health response to outbreaks with only a couple of cases costs about $244,000.

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https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/05/texas-measles-outbreak-spread-elimination/

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If Texas measles outbreak is still spreading, U.S. could lose measles-free status (Original Post) Coldwater Dec 14 OP

Isn't there supposed to be some sort of gov't agency to deal with this kind of thing ? What's the holdup ? eppur_se_muova Dec 14 #1

yes Skittles Dec 14 #2

lol.. Coldwater Dec 14 #3

Yearly Stats since 2000 Coldwater Dec 14 #4

The article says nothing about what the state of Texas is doing DBoon Dec 14 #5

I had a deaf college student whose deafness was caused by having measles as a child. tblue37 Dec 14 #6

Why does Canada have more cases than the US? Rstrstx Dec 14 #7

High immigration. Lower vaccination rates. Melon Dec 14 #8

Credit where credit is due HAB911 Dec 14 #9

With measles spreading to other states... BH liberal Dec 14 #10

eppur_se_muova

(40,846 posts)

1. Isn't there supposed to be some sort of gov't agency to deal with this kind of thing ? What's the holdup ?

Reply to Coldwater (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 12:12 AM

Dec 14

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Never mind.

Skittles

(169,209 posts)

2. yes

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 12:17 AM

Dec 14

and a vaccine

Coldwater

(816 posts)

3. lol..

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Sun Dec 14, 2025, 12:20 AM

Dec 14

Coldwater

(816 posts)

4. Yearly Stats since 2000

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Sun Dec 14, 2025, 12:22 AM

Dec 14

DBoon

(24,660 posts)

5. The article says nothing about what the state of Texas is doing

Reply to Coldwater (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 12:36 AM

Dec 14

Is Abbott too busy with gerrymandering to care about an epidemic?

Are Texas state health officials not allowed to speak to the press?

tblue37

(68,087 posts)

6. I had a deaf college student whose deafness was caused by having measles as a child.

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Sun Dec 14, 2025, 01:24 AM

Dec 14

Rstrstx

(1,633 posts)

7. Why does Canada have more cases than the US?

Reply to Coldwater (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 02:53 AM

Dec 14

They’ve already lost their measles-free status.

Is this real or are we just not being told the true numbers, sort of like Florida’s covid stats in 2020? Texas says they haven’t had any new cases since August.

Melon

(981 posts)

8. High immigration. Lower vaccination rates.

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Sun Dec 14, 2025, 04:06 AM

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HAB911

(10,243 posts)

9. Credit where credit is due

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Sun Dec 14, 2025, 07:04 AM

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BH liberal

(92 posts)

10. With measles spreading to other states...

Reply to Coldwater (Original post)

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 08:47 AM

Dec 14

it is obvious that the U.S. is not a measles-free country. We can no longer believe in the accuracy of anything put out by the CDC. In fact, that applies to most every federal government agency contaminated by the planting of Trump Whores in positions of power and influence. The awful truth is that this calamity is self-inflicted and it is up to We, the People to remedy it in the coming election cycles.

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