Close-knit religious community claims it is a scapegoat for wider issue of anti-vax sentiment in rural West Texas ...

Measles is hitting them hard in West Texas. Who are the Mennonites, and why are they so vulnerable to the outbreak? A San Antonio pastor has the answers.

Despite an unvaccinated child’s death, local residents in West Texas say personal choice—not public-health policy—should ...

According to police, Brenda Aubrey, 55, was driving south when her car rear-ended the buggy. The buggy operator, 33-year-old ...

The deadly outbreak comes 25 years after health officials declared measles to be eliminated in the United States following an ...

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Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.

Often, though, they are less supportive of COVID-19 and flu shots. “It’s frustrating that (Mennonites) don’t vaccinate, and they put other people’s families and children at exposure for it ...

“There are plenty of places where spiritual practices are being maintained outside of religious institutions,” said Penny ...

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