Robert Bednarczyk, a professor of global health at Emory University, warns that measles can find and infect the most vulnerable people in a population.

Robert Bednarczyk, a professor of global health at Emory University, warns that measles can find and infect the most vulnerable people in a population.

A rapidly spreading outbreak of measles in Texas has killed two people, US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said on Wednesday. They are the first mortalities from measles in the US in nearly a decade.

The Alabama Department of Public Health has encouraged parents to make sure their child receives the Measles vaccine after rising rates in Texas and Georgia, and the first measles death

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reminds parents to make sure their children are up to date with their measles vaccinations. Cases of this serious and highly contagious disease are rising in several states including Texas and Georgia just in the first two months of 2025.

Cases of measles have been already reported in Georgia and in eight other states, including a case in Texas that led to only known death. Symptoms of measles start with cough and fever followed by skin rash.

The U.S. is dealing with a measles outbreak, including one in New Jersey and new cases in New York City. See what the measles look like here.

The best way to avoid measles is to get the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. The first shot is recommended for children between 12 and 15 months old and the second between 4 and 6 years old.

A Miami Palmetto Senior High School student has been diagnosed with measles, Miami-Dade County Public Schools confirmed on Tuesday. Parents of students at the school in Pinecrest told WLRN that they received an email blast and automated voicemail on Tuesday from the school’s principal, Victoria Dobbs, who also confirmed the measles case.

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has shifted his stance on the US measles outbreak, now calling it "serious" after previously describing it as "not unusual". The outbreak has sickened over 140 children in western Texas, while several other states also are battling cases.