Anti-Vax America: Viral Texas
Anti-Vax America: Viral Texas  
Podcast: It Could Happen Here
Published On: Mon Jun 16 2025
Description: The viral measles outbreak that began in West Texas has taken the lives of two children and one adult, and has reached over eight hundred cases, with thousands potentially exposed to the disease. This episode serves as a deep dive into the outbreak, when it started, how it spread, and will set the stage for the remaining four episodes. Sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/05/20/measles-updates-texas-cases-pass-700-as-illness-reported-in-30-states/ https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/the-measles-outbreak-in-west-texas-and-beyond https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2025/03/24/data-these-charts-show-how-measles-vaccination-rates-declined-in-texas-public-schools/  https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2025/03/24/too-good-for-this-earth-parents-of-child-who-died-in-measles-outbreak-say-no-to-vaccine/ https://www.verywellhealth.com/measles-outbreak-texas-11682808  https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8828106/ https://www.latimes.com/newsletters/la-me-ln-essential-california-20190507-story.html  https://slate.com/technology/2025/04/measles-cases-epidemic-worst-case-vaccine.html  https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/rfk-jr-plandemic-funding-1235173801/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.