The measles outbreak in Texas shows no sign of slowing down. 🧵 - ThreadSky

infectiousdz.bsky.social • 3 days ago

The measles outbreak in Texas shows no sign of slowing down. 🧵

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There's a story here: The measles vaccination rate in Loop Independent School District, in Gaines County, the center of the Texas measles epidemic, fell from about 82% in 2019 to about 47% now.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/health/measles-outbreak-map.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/measles-outbreak-in-children-grows-in-one-of-texas-least-vaccinated-counties/

infectiousdz.bsky.social•3 days ago

In general, with the vaccine exception rate of Loop ISD, which was listed as 47.95% kindergarten exemption here, most schools with high exemption rates, in 10-30% ranges, are private schools. Homeschool vaccination rates, often lower, are not captured here.
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/LIDS-Immunizations/pdf/2023-2024_K-12_Conscientious_Exemptions_by_District.pdf

infectiousdz.bsky.social•3 days ago

Vaccine exemptions are found in schools throughout the state, but notably fewer in the South Texas Border area.
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/measles-outbreak-2025

infectiousdz.bsky.social•3 days ago

In the end, the rate of new cases stays about the same week to week. The last few days always look lower at first—data just trickles in a bit slower from some places https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/measles-outbreak-2025

infectiousdz.bsky.social•3 days ago

In general, except for the vaccine exception rate of Loop ISD, listed as 47.95%, most schools with high exemption rates, in 10-30% ranges, are private schools. Homeschool vaccination rates, often lower, are not captured here.

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/immunizations/data/school/conscientious-exemptions

kettley.bsky.social•2 days ago

It is interesting how the "christian" school districts seem to have a double-digit percentage of cases compared to law-abiding public school districts.

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