As measles spreads, federal budget cuts force closure of vaccine clinics

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One-year-old River Jacobs is held by his mother, Caitlin Fuller, while he receives an MMR vaccine from Raynard Covarrubio, at a vaccine clinic held by the Lubbock Public Health Department on March 1 in Lubbock, Texas. A measles outbreak in West Texas has led to more than 500 cases, 57 hospitalizations and the deaths of two school-age children.

Federal funding cuts, though temporarily blocked by a judge, have upended vaccination outreach across the country, including in Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Texas, and Washington state.

(Image credit: Jan Sonnenmair)

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