Lubbock’s public health director fights to stop measles and build public trust

Lubbock’s public health director fights to stop measles and build public trust

Katherine Wells, Lubbock Health Department’s director, looks through a vaccine log on March 17. Wells and her staff are working to stem the measles outbreak in the Lubbock area as well as throughout Texas. Credit: Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK Katherine Wells was tapping her phone. It was the last week of January, and the director for the Lubbock Health Department had a jam-packed schedule. S…