Is Texas Facing A Measles Outbreak? It’s Possible.

It's not something everyone agrees with in Texas, and while that's perfectly fine and acceptable, it could have some serious ramifications.

In fact, it already seems to be having some with the most recent news coming out of the state. Remember COVID and the fun that was?

Clearly no one likes a pandemic, and while this is a long way away from a pandemic, everything has a starting point.

MEASLES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN TEXAS

Two cases of measles have been confirmed in Houston, and experts are pointing to the fact that vaccinations are down in the state.

Measles are of major concern to health officials, so they are wanting to get in front of it before it spreads, which it can do quickly.

HOW FAST CAN MEASLES SPREAD

If you're vaccinated against it or have a natural immunity to them, then you are unlikely to contract it. However, if you aren't vaccinated or immune to them, it can spread like wildfire.

Officials say if someone carrying measles walks into a room with people who aren't immune to it, 90% of those people are likely to contract it.

Furthermore, measles can live in an airspace for up to two hours after someone who has the virus coughs or sneezes, so all it takes is one cough or sneeze.

WEREN'T MEASLES DECLARED ELIMINATED IN THE U.S.

They were back in 2000, but they have found their way back into our airspace for one major reason. People stopped vaccinating their children with the MMR vaccine.

It's a two-shot process over several years in order to vaccinate, one shot around 12-15 months old, the next round between 4 and 6 years old. Your child must have two doses in order to register for kindergarten unless you're granted an exception.

Once vaccinations fall below 95%, officials say herd immunity can be lost which helps speed up the process of it spreading.