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NBC News: Newborn babies exposed to measles in Texas hospital

"On Wednesday, a woman gave birth in a Lubbock, Texas, hospital in the middle of a deadly and fast-growing measles outbreak. Doctors didn’t realize until the young mother had been admitted and in labor that she was infected with the measles.

By that time, other new moms, newborn babies and their families at University Medical Center Children’s Hospital in Lubbock had unknowingly been exposed to the virus, considered one of the most contagious in the world. ..."

h/t @exador23

nbcnews.com/health/health-news

NBC News · As Texas measles outbreak grows, newborn babies were exposed to the virus in Lubbock hospitalBy Erika Edwards

The Guardian: Texas cities run short of MMR vaccine as measles outbreak drives demand

Pharmacies are struggling with supplies as fatal outbreak expands and health secretary sows disinformation

"...As measles cases continue to grow in Texas and New Mexico, with a second death, an unvaccinated adult, reported on Thursday, some Texas cities are seeing shortages amid soaring demand for the highly effective vaccine and as the top US health official, Robert F Kennedy Jr, sows disinformation and mistrust about vaccines...."

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

The Guardian · Texas cities run short of MMR vaccine as measles outbreak drives demandBy Melody Schreiber

NBC News: Measles outbreak surpasses 200 cases in Texas and New Mexico

Many people in the community are forgoing testing, a health official said.

"...The reported number of cases is likely a large undercount because many people aren't getting tested, said Katherine Wells, director of public health at the health department in Lubbock, Texas. ...A health food store in Seminole has become a gathering place for families with visibly sick children seeking medical advice. They’re often given cod liver oil,,,,"

nbcnews.com/health/health-news

NBC News · Measles outbreak surpasses 200 cases in Texas and New MexicoBy Erika Edwards

Texas DPH:

"The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles in the South Plains region of Texas. At this time, 198 cases have been identified since late January. Twenty-three of the patients have been hospitalized.

There has been one fatality in a school-aged child who lived in the outbreak area. The child was not vaccinated and had no known underlying conditions."

dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/mea #measles #texas #health #outbreak

CBC: More kids hospitalized with breathing issues, 'very high' fevers as measles outbreak grows 3/6/25

"The number of unvaccinated children contracting measles continues to grow across southwestern Ontario with public health officials worried the outbreak is much larger than current numbers show....

There are currently:

136 cases in Southwestern Public Health region (up from 115 cases earlier this week).
82 cases in Grand Erie Public Health region (79 exclusively in Norfolk county)
6 cases in Huron Perth Public Health region (all linked to the above cases)"

cbc.ca/news/canada/london/more

CBCMore kids hospitalized with breathing issues, 'very high' fevers as measles outbreak grows | CBC NewsOfficials with Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) and Grand Erie Public Health (GEPH), and a paediatrician working to treat children with measles, say the outbreak that's been rapidly growing in several counties is likely much larger than the numbers show.

Pennsylvania:

Officials confirm measles case in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

In a release sent to NBC10 on Sunday, March 2, 2025, Montgomery County officials said the measles case was related to an unvaccinated child

Officials confirmed a measles case in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Montgomery County officials confirmed the case on Sunday, March 2, 2025, and said it was related to an unvaccinated child. They are completing contact tracing and notifying anyone who was potentially exposed to determine their vaccination status and risk for infection.

nbcphiladelphia.com/news/healt

NBC 10 Philadelphia · Pennsylvania's first measles case of 2025 confirmed in Montgomery CountyBy David Chang, The Associated Press
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"If an adult or teenager has not received the vaccine series, two doses are administered four weeks apart for the maximum protection of 97%. One dose confers about 93% protection and could be considered acceptable in low-risk adults.

Adults born before 1957 are presumed to be immune from naturally occurring infections as a child.

If you are unsure of your immunity levels, talk to your doctor about checking via blood test. If antibody levels are not detected, your doctor can advise if the MMR vaccine is appropriate for you."

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Elon Musk Called Out for Glaring Lie in His Weak DOGE Defense

#ElonMusk whined that #DOGE would sometimes make mistakes.
newrepublic.com/post/192082/el

“Bottom line: Elon’s vendetta against #USAID and the federal workforce is shredding all of the systems that the #USG has built up to protect the #US homeland against global #outbreak risks,” Konyndyk added. “Scrambling to recall a few staff & issue some belated funding is just window dressing”

#Musk#Trump#GOP

"Kinshasa – Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and experts from World Health Organization (WHO) are carrying out further investigations to determine the cause of another cluster of illness and community deaths in Equateur province...."

"Increased disease surveillance has identified in total of 1096 sick people and 60 deaths in Basankusu and Bolomba fitting a broad case definition that includes fever, headache, chills, sweating, stiff neck, muscle aches, multiple joint pain and body aches, a runny or bleeding from nose, cough, vomiting and diarrhoea. "

2/27/25

afro.who.int/countries/democra

WHO | Regional Office for AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo deepens investigation on cluster of illness and community deaths in Equateur provinceHealth authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and experts from World Health Organization (WHO) are carrying out further investigations to determine the cause of another cluster of illness and community deaths in Equateur province.
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Los Angeles issued a release yesterday on this same case:

"February 25, 2025
Public Health Confirms Measles Case in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has been notified of one case of measles in a non-Los Angeles County resident who traveled to Los Angeles International (LAX) airport while infectious.

This person arrived on Korean Air flight KAL11/KE11 at the Tom Bradley International Airport (TBIT) Terminal B on February 19th.

...passengers assigned to specific seats that may have been exposed on Korean Airlines flight KAL11/KE11 on February 19th will be notified by local departments of health."

publichealth.lacounty.gov/phco

publichealth.lacounty.govLISTING OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRESS RELEASES

Missed this. Measles case through LAX on February 19th, infant in Orange County confirmed.

Note: this should not be an issue to people who are vaccinated (MMR easy to obtain).

"The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has confirmed a case of measles in an infant returning home to Orange County (OC) following international travel. The affected traveler arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Wednesday, February 19."

ochealthinfo.com/press/measles

www.ochealthinfo.comMeasles Case in Orange County | Orange County California - Health Care AgencyThe OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has confirmed a case of measles in an infant returning home to Orange County (OC) following international travel. The affected traveler arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Wednesday, February 19.