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Measles outbreak in West Texas worsens

Most of the infections have shown up in Gaines County. Texas health officials have consistently said that vaccination is the best way for people to avoid the highly contagious airborne disease.

An empty emergency room at Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton on August 3, 2021.

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