/tags/vaccinations vaccinations en-US Copyright Wed, 14 May 2025 14:20:10 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-14/measles-texas-outbreak-vaccine Gilbert Handal witnessed the devastating toll of measles on children in a Chilean hospital before the vaccine. Now, he warns of the dangers of forgetting that past. Wed, 14 May 2025 14:20:10 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-14/measles-texas-outbreak-vaccine Lucio Vasquez | The Texas Newsroom /texas-news/2025-05-14/texas-vaccine-exemption-form The bill would allow a vaccine exemption form to be downloadable. Currently, a form must be requested from the state and mailed to the recipient. Wed, 14 May 2025 10:29:01 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-14/texas-vaccine-exemption-form Terri Langford | The Texas Tribune /health-wellness/2025-04-15/measles-case-west-texas-outbreak-reported-rockwall-county The Rockwall County Commissioners Court said on social media the person, who has since recovered, may have traveled to West Texas recently. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:25:18 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-15/measles-case-west-texas-outbreak-reported-rockwall-county Kailey Broussard /texas-news/2025-04-14/measles-exploded-in-texas-after-stagnant-vaccine-funding-new-cuts-threaten-the-same-across-the-us The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. Health officials say the easily preventable disease has ripped through communities sprawling across more than 20 Texas counties in part because health departments were starved of the funding needed to run vaccine programs. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:29:44 GMT /texas-news/2025-04-14/measles-exploded-in-texas-after-stagnant-vaccine-funding-new-cuts-threaten-the-same-across-the-us The Associated Press /health-wellness/2025-04-02/dallas-county-vaccination-funding-cuts Cuts to federal funding cuts forced the Dallas Department of Health and Human Services to lay off 11 staff and 10 temporary workers. Many of the terminated employees worked in immunization outreach. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:14:38 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-02/dallas-county-vaccination-funding-cuts Katherine Hobbs /health-wellness/2025-03-26/five-years-covid-19-north-texans-pandemic-grief-vaccines-public-health North Texans and public health officials said there's still a lot of work to do to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:05:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-03-26/five-years-covid-19-north-texans-pandemic-grief-vaccines-public-health Kailey Broussard /texas-news/2025-03-14/five-years-into-covid-more-texans-are-avoiding-vaccines-for-everything Vaccine hesitancy was rising even before COVID-19 emerged – but the pandemic exacerbated the trend. More kindergartners are opting out of school vaccine requirements, and state lawmakers are trying to make it even easier to do so. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:48:31 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-14/five-years-into-covid-more-texans-are-avoiding-vaccines-for-everything Olivia Aldridge /health-wellness/2025-02-27/measles-north-texas-public-health-preparations The measles case reported in Rockwall County is unrelated to the outbreak in West Texas, officials said, but they're monitoring and preparing in case the disease spreads in North Texas. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:19:50 GMT /health-wellness/2025-02-27/measles-north-texas-public-health-preparations Kailey Broussard /health-wellness/2025-02-26/north-texas-measles-rockwall-county Rockwall County Health Authority Dr. Dirk Perritt announced a measles case in an adult resident Wednesday. It's the first confirmed case in North Texas. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:22:31 GMT /health-wellness/2025-02-26/north-texas-measles-rockwall-county Kailey Broussard /health-wellness/2025-02-13/texas-health-department-cancels-immunization-conference-cdc The Texas Department of State Health Services has described the biannual immunization conference as a "vital platform" that in the past drew strong participation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:51:45 GMT /health-wellness/2025-02-13/texas-health-department-cancels-immunization-conference-cdc Kailey Broussard