
Parents of Babies Who Are Too Young for Measles Vaccine Worry About Outbreaks
Since the West Texas measles outbreak began in late January, Dr. Ana Montanez, a pediatrician in Lubbock, has had some difficult conversations with families. There was the worried phone call with the mother of an unvaccinated toddler in Gaines County, the epicenter of the outbreak, who had developed a high fever and persistent cough. And…