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Second child with measles dies in Texas as outbreak nears 570 cases
Two unvaccinated children who contracted measles have now died in Texas, after a decade in which there were no such deaths nationwide.
A second school-aged child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell.
Aaron Davis, a spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, said that the child was “receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitalized” and was not vaccinated. The hospital declined to say which day the child died.
