Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.

Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in 30 years, primarily affecting the South Plains region. A child has died and several people have been hospitalized by the extremely contagious disease that was once considered eradicated,

Amid an alarming Texas measles outbreak, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a long-time anti-vaccine activist, offered a mild endorsement of measles vaccines. He also downplayed their role in taming the dangerous virus that was once declared eliminated in the US.