Second child dies of measles in Texas amid rising outbreak

US health and human services department confirmed death but insisted the exact cause is under investigationA second child with measles has died in Texas amid a steadily growing outbreak that has infected nearly 500 people in that state alone.The US health and human services department confirmed the death to NBC late Saturday, though the agency insisted exactly why the child died remained under investigation. On Sunday, a spokesperson for the UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, said that the child had been hospitalized before dying and was “receiving treatment for complications of measles” – which is easily preventable through vaccination.The Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading...

Second child dies of measles in Texas amid rising outbreak

US health and human services department confirmed death but insisted the exact cause is under investigation

A second child with measles has died in Texas amid a steadily growing outbreak that has infected nearly 500 people in that state alone.

The US health and human services department confirmed the death to NBC late Saturday, though the agency insisted exactly why the child died remained under investigation. On Sunday, a spokesperson for the UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, said that the child had been hospitalized before dying and was “receiving treatment for complications of measles” – which is easily preventable through vaccination.

The Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading...