The Trump administration’s proposal to slash $21.6 billion from the nation’s public health system, which would disproportionately affect Black and low-income communities, has sparked widespread criticism and protests.
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With crumbling public health infrastructure, rural Texas scrambles to respond to measles
Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in decades, and rural communities are struggling with outdated infrastructure, a lack of primary care providers, and long distances between testing sites and laboratories, highlighting the need for more proactive public health efforts.
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Texas officials still don’t know how West Texas measles outbreak started
Texas’s health commissioner fielded questions from state lawmakers about a South Plains-Panhandle measles outbreak, which has increased to 158 cases, and discussed the need for better communication about vaccine risks and herd immunity.