Texas Children’s is committed to public health and the ongoing efforts to combat measles.
Texas Children’s Pediatrics Westwood Clinic will be open Saturday, March 8 and Saturday, March 15 from 8 am to 12pm offering free MMR vaccines to those in need.
If you are not a current Texas Children’s patient, please bring your vaccine records.
To schedule a vaccine at our Westwood Clinic location, please call 832-828-1005.
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As of April 15, 2025
The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles primarily in West Texas.
- At this time, 561 cases have been confirmed since late January. This is an increase of 20 since the April 11 update.
- Four percent, or fewer than 25 of the confirmed cases, are estimated to be actively infectious since their rash onset date was more than a week ago.
- Individuals are infectious four days prior to and four days after rash onset.
Fifty-eight of the patients have been hospitalized. This number is the total number of people hospitalized over the course of the outbreak. It is not the current number of people in the hospital.
There have been two fatalities in school-aged children who lived in the outbreak area. The children were not vaccinated and had no known underlying conditions.
Due to the highly contagious nature of this disease, additional cases are likely to occur in the outbreak area and the surrounding communities.
For the most up to date information from Texas DSHS: Measles Outbreak – April 15, 2025 | Texas DSHS
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For more information on where you can obtain the MMR vaccine in your community, please call 832-824-2061.