WASHINGTON: A second little one with measles has died in Texas, state officers mentioned on Sunday (Apr 6), in an outbreak of the childhood illness that has resulted in practically 500 circumstances in Texas and has unfold throughout 22 states.
The college-aged little one, who was unvaccinated and had no underlying well being situations, died on Thursday within the hospital from measles pulmonary failure, the Texas Division of State Well being Providers mentioned.
“The kid was receiving remedy for issues of measles whereas hospitalised,” Aaron Davis, a spokesperson for UMC Well being System in Lubbock, Texas, mentioned in an electronic mail.
It’s the second demise of a kid in Texas for the reason that measles outbreak started in late January.
Well being and Human Providers Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, in a submit on X, recognized the kid as 8-year-old Daisy Hildebrand.
Kennedy, who has been an anti-vaccine advocate and beforehand has mentioned vaccination is a private selection, on Sunday mentioned vaccines are one of the best safety towards measles.
“The simplest option to stop the unfold of measles is the MMR vaccine,” he mentioned within the submit on X. He mentioned that as of Sunday there are 642 confirmed circumstances of measles, 499 of these in Texas.
Kennedy mentioned in his submit that he visited Texas to consolation the Hildebrand household after their daughter’s demise. He added that he acquired to know the household of the primary little one in Texas to die within the measles outbreak, Kayley Fehr, “after she handed away in February”.
