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Number of Unvaccinated Children Soars in Texas

The number of children who are not vaccinated in Texas has jumped from 10,000 in 2007 to roughly 41,000 during the last school year, prompting concerns among health officials about the spread of disease.

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A vile of the M-M-R Virus Vaccine at the Immunization Collaboration of Tarrant County in Fort Worth, Texas on August 30, 2013. The Immunization Collaboration offers low cost vaccines targeting hepatitis, the flu, chickenpox, measles, mumps and HPV amongst other illnesses.
Credit: Cooper Neill

The number of children who are not vaccinated in Texas has jumped from 10,000 in 2007 to roughly 41,000 during the last school year, prompting concerns among health officials about the spread of disease. (The Associated Press)

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