As the outbreak in West Texas slows, other states are reporting multiple cases.

The U.S. surpassed 1,000 measles cases Friday, even as Texas posted one of its lowest counts of newly confirmed cases since its large outbreak began three months ago.

Texas still accounts for the vast majority of cases in the U.S., with 709 confirmed as of Friday in an outbreak that also spread measles to New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas. Two unvaccinated elementary school-aged children died from measles-related illnesses in the epicenter in West Texas, and an adult in New Mexico who was not vaccinated died of a measles-related illness.

Other states with active outbreaks — which the CDC defines as three or more related cases — include Indiana, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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      Not the US. It seems they suffer from the same brain rot a lot of people on us have.

      Propaganda be good

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    Oh right, I forgot about that. Just a quickly growing deadly health crisis that goes completely unchecked. I wonder at which point it becomes uncontrollable.

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      So less kids in red states with terrible education programs coupled with the return of child labor I fail to see anything wrong in the future. Maybe a super race of super strong, super intelligent, and disease resistant human? /S

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    My kids have been vaccinated so they will miss out on all the fun. They are perturbed that they won’t get to stay home from school like everyone else. Sorry kids.