About this episode
The viral measles outbreak that began in West Texas has taken the lives of two children and one adult, and has reached over eight hundred cases, with thousands potentially exposed to the disease. This episode serves as a deep dive into the outbreak, when it started, how it spread, and will set the stage for the remaining four episodes. Sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/05/20/measles-updates-texas-cases-pass-700-as-illness-reported-in-30-states/ https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/the-measles-outbreak-in-west-texas-and-beyond https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2025/03/24/data-these-charts-show-how-measles-vaccination-rates-declined-in-texas-public-schools/ https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2025/03/24/too-good-for-this-earth-parents-of-child-who-died-in-measles-outbreak-say-no-to-vaccine/ https://www.verywellhealth.com/measles-outbreak-texas-11682808 https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8828106/ https://www.latimes.com/newsletters/la-me-ln-essential-california-20190507-story.html https://slate.com/technology/2025/04/measles-cases-epidemic-worst-case-vaccine.html https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/rfk-jr-plandemic-funding-1235173801/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.