The measles outbreak in rural Texas has exposed how hospital buildings are ill-equipped. Meanwhile, long distances between providers makes testing people and transporting samples difficult.

Summary

Rural Texas is struggling to contain its worst measles outbreak in 30 years due to crumbling public health infrastructure, hospital shortages, and limited medical staff.

The outbreak, concentrated in unvaccinated communities, has sickened nearly 200 people and caused one child’s death.

Local health officials rely on makeshift solutions and long-distance testing while facing slow state and federal support.

Funding from pandemic-era grants helped some areas, but overall investment remains low, leaving rural communities vulnerable to future outbreaks.

Experts warn proactive vaccination efforts should have started earlier.

  • ATDA@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Plus they somehow don’t believe in climate change, but ride on the line of needing controlled brown outs basically every summer amidst ever heavier power usage and climbing bills. THEN they think they want to be the crypto capitol of the world on top of that.

    They’re the governmental equivalent of driving your car as the temp gauge rises and touches the red but that’s okay we’re only sputtering a little bit!

    The increases in insurance and energy breaks even with states that take income tax at this point for us. So we’re packing up. If I’m going to live pay check to pay check might as well do it somewhere that isn’t run by corpo religious fascists…