Houston Public MediaMar 7, 2025

A few small private schools in the Houston area are among the Texas institutions with the lowest measles vaccination rates, according to data compiled by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/03/07/515397/some-houston-area-private-schools-among-texas-campuses-with-lowest-measles-vaccination-rates/

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Some Houston-area private schools among Texas campuses with lowest measles vaccination rates

Nearly 160 measles cases have been reported in West Texas this year, with 22 of those people requiring hospitalization and an unvaccinated child dying in late February. There have been two unrelated measles cases in Houston.

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Houston Public MediaJan 28, 2025

While most of Texas' vaccine bills 10 years ago were filed by Democrats to strengthen vaccine use, the opposite is now true — Republicans are filing most of the bills which aim to claw back vaccine requirements.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/01/28/512191/several-bills-filed-to-weaken-vaccine-mandates-as-more-texas-families-opt-out-of-immunizations/

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Several bills filed to weaken vaccine mandates as more Texas families opt out of immunizations

Emboldened by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination and disdain for pandemic-era mandates, skeptics are pushing for bills to make it easier to opt out of vaccines.

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