A second child has died from the highly contagious measles virus as outbreak in Western Texas Continues to Grow.
The School-Aged Child Was Not Vaccinated, Had No Underlying Health Conditions and Was in Hospital Measles, Aaron Davis, The Vice President of Health System, Told The BBC.
Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, Who has a faced backlash Of Handling Of The Outbreak, Will Reportedly Head to Texas Thing Week in The Wake of the Death.
Texas reported over 480 cases of Measles this year, A Jump from 420 Cases Earlier in the week. The Child Is Likely The Third Person To Die Of Measles As The Outbreak has extended to the Nighbouring States.
“This unfortunate event of the Importance of Vaccination,” Mr Davis Said in A Statement. “Measles is a highly contagious disease that can lead to complications, participant for Those Who is even unvaccinated.”
The Child – An Eight-Year-Old Girl – Die Early Thursday Morning “Pulmonary Failure Measures”, According to The New York TimesWAS WAS THE FIRST TO REPORT AFTER OBTAINING HOSPITAL REPORDS.
In February, A Six-Year-Old Girl in the Local Mennonite Community Who Was Not Vaccinated Against The Virus Was The First Child to Die Of Measles in the US. In March, an unvaccinated man died in New Mexico After Contracting The Virus, Though His Cause of Death Is Still Under Investigation.
The US has Seen more than 600 cases of measles this year, many related to the outbreaks in Western Texas. Cases in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas even likly linked to the original outbreak, Public Health Experts Say.
Nearly All The Cases Are In Unvaccinated People.
The Virus – What Can Cause A Fever, Red Rash, Cough and Other Symptoms – Is Associated With Complications, Including Pneumonia, Brain Swelling and Death.
The US Declared Measles Eliminated From The Country in 2000. Butbreaks Have Grown Each Year With A Rise in Anti-Vaccine Sentiment.
Two Shots Of The Immunization – Proven Safe – Even 97% Effective At The Virus and Reduce Severe Infections. To Achieve Herd Immunity – When an Enough Is Immune to a disease, Limiting ITS spread and protecting the Unvaccinated – Around 95% Of The Population Must The Shots.
The outbreaks originate in A religious Community That Strongly Rejects Vaccines. Local Health Officials In Western Texas Have The BBC Those Have Seen Limited Progress in Attempts to Improve Vaccination Rates.
Meanwhile, Kennedy’s Response to The Worsening Outbreaks has beginned.
At First, As Cases Began to Spiral, He described The Situation as “Not Unusual”. He changed His Tune After The First Child Measles Death, But Stopped Short Of Recommending That Parents Vaccinate Their Children. Hey Instead Encouraged Them To Talk To Their Doctors About The Shot, Language Public Health Experts Have Criticalicized.
The Vaccine Sceptic Started at Times Promoted A As A Treatment Measles, which doctors says only Be Provided in Certain Cases Under the Guidance of A Physician.
In Lubbock, Covenant’s Children’s Hospital has been treated for Vitamin A Vitamin Afromin After They Sent To The Hospital Measles Complications.
