Pediatricians walk a delicate line with parents in measles vaccination debate

Pediatricians are trying to manage anxious parents begging for early measles vaccinations and those who refuse the shot, leading to delicate discussions.

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In Texas, at least 90 cases of measles have been reported in recent weeks across the northwest part of that state.
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As a measles outbreak sweeps through Texas, anti-vaccine groups are pushing a familiar and false theory: The virus is being caused by the vaccine itself.
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Texas mom with baby too young for measles vaccines worries about outbreak

A child who was hospitalized with measles in Texas has died from the illness, marking the first death in an outbreak that has infected more than 120 people since late last month. Omar Villafranca ...
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