Measles outbreaks and exposures continue to ramp up across Texas and Texas Health officials say it's not too late to get vaccinated.
Measles exposures in Central Texas have been linked to visitors from Gaines County in West Texas, where a measles outbreak is reaching close to triple digits. On February 14, an individual who later tested positive was in San Marcos, visiting Texas State University and Twin Peaks Restaurant.
Then on February 15, another visitor who eventually fell ill toured UT San Antonio during UTSA Day...and visited various spots along the Riverwalk and downtown San Antonio.
The incidents are raising the risk of a broader statewide outbreak.
Lara Anton with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission says, if you got the vaccine as a kid, you don't need a booster. One big issue that they're seeing is that many of the positive cases are kids under the age of four.
An infection at that age could mean a lifetime of health problems. State Health Services is ramping up work in Lubbock, where there is now at least one positive case.
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