gittacaOct 18

> The cost of [a 2019] measles outbreak in #Texas ... was $47,479 per case
> ...[while the] #MMRvaccine provided by the #VaccinesForChildren program is $2.60
> --
https://www.tpr.org/public-health/2025-04-14/the-cost-of-the-measles-outbreak-in-texas

Simply put: #AntiVax is robbing the public purse.

The cost of the measles outbreak in Texas

With cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas and other states will have to spend more on public health. The biggest expense of a measles outbreak is the public health response in shutting down the outbreak.

TPR
Houston Public MediaOct 13

From the @TexasTribune, in school districts and charter networks with the most vaccine delinquencies, as many as 44% of kindergarteners were not complying with state requirements.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/10/13/533181/more-texas-kindergarteners-are-coming-to-school-without-measles-vaccination-proof-or-exemptions/

#Education #EducationNews #HealthScience #Healthcare #HISD #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #Kindergarten #MeaslesVaccine #TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices #VaccinesForChildren #VaccinesForKids #VaccinesInTexas

More Texas kindergarteners are coming to school without measles vaccination proof or exemptions

In school districts and charter networks with the most vaccine delinquencies, as many as 44% of kindergarteners were not complying with state requirements.

Houston Public Media