New Mexico adult infected with measles dies | Fox News
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New Mexico adult dies of measles a week after Texas child died during outbreak
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An outbreak in Texas has infected 160 people, mostly unvaccinated children, state officials said
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Published March 6, 2025 9:45pm EST

     

A  adult infected with measles has died, state officials said Thursday.

The death comes eight days after an unvaccinated  from the disease during a growing outbreak in the state that has infected nearly 160 people.

The adult was not vaccinated and didn’t seek medical help before dying, although the cause of death is still under investigation.



"We don’t want to see New Mexicans getting sick or dying from measles," said Dr. Chad Smelser, deputy state epidemiologist.

"The measles-mumps-rubella vaccine is the best protection against this serious disease."

The victim lived just across the state line from the west Texas region where the outbreak is centered.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Fox News this week he  during the outbreak, but he also continues to advocate for personal choice.



"We’re going to do what’s right for the American people," Kennedy told Marc Siegel, Fox News' senior medical analyst.

"We’re going to be honest with the American people for the first time in history about all the tests, about all the studies, what we know, what we don’t know, and that’s going to anger some people who want an ideological approach to public health."

The Texas Department of State Health Services said the majority of those infected are unvaccinated children.



The outbreak began in late January.



The CDC recommends "all children get two doses of MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine," according to its website, adding that adults who don’t have "presumptive  should get at least one dose of MMR vaccine."

_The Associated Press contributed to this report._

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