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I'm a pediatrician working in the middle of Texas's measles outbreak. Here's what I want parents to know.

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South_agency/Getty ImagesLara Johnson is the chief medical officer at Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock, Texas.Her community is in the midst of a measles outbreak, with about 16 children hospitalized.She said parents of vaccinated children shouldn't be overly concerned.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dr. Lara Johnson, chief medical officer of Covenant Health Lubbock Service Area and Covenant Children's Hospital in Lub…

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I'm a pediatrician working in the middle of Texas's measles outbreak. Here's what I want parents to know.

South_agency/Getty ImagesLara Johnson is the chief medical officer at Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock, Texas.Her community is in the midst of a measles outbreak, with about 16 children hospitalized.She said parents of vaccinated children shouldn't be overly concerned.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dr. Lara Johnson, chief medical officer of Covenant Health Lubbock Service Area and Covenant Children's Hospital in Lub…

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Low Vaccination Rates Fuel Texas' Largest Measles Outbreak in 30 Years

Fact checked by Nick BlackmerFiona Goodall / Getty ImagesAt least 58 people in western Texas have been diagnosed with measles in the past three weeks, driving concerns about the resurgence of a disease declared eradicated in the United States 25 years ago.“This is the largest measles outbreak that Texas has experienced in more than 30 years. It’s behaving like most of the recent measles outbreaks in the United States, where a case of measles is …

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