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Interrupting measles transmission requires vaccine coverage rates at or above 95%. Although we often focus on national or statewide coverage rates, both can obscure smaller geographic pockets that have lower rates and are therefore at increased risk. In this report, investigators describe measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine coverage across Texas counties and school districts during the 2023–2024 school year.
Although Texas had an MMR vaccine coverage rate of 94.3% overall, 13 counties reported <85% coverage, including the one at the epicenter of the latest outbreak (82%).
Rates were as low as 46% in specific school districts and independent schools, some of which were in counties with higher overall rates.
Counties with…