Measles vaccination rates among babies soared in Texas amid growing outbreak

Measles vaccination among babies skyrocketed in Texas as the outbreak grew Measles vaccination among babies skyrocketed in Texas as the outbreak grew, new research shows. NBC News

...

New data from Truveta, a health care and analytics company, shows that the percentage of 6-month-old babies in Texas getting their measles vaccination in April increased by more than 30 times the prior year’s average.

“That means parents aren’t just getting the vaccine early, they’re getting it as early as they can,” Nina Masters, a senior scientist at Truveta and part of the research team, said in an interview with NBC News.

...