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The Immunization Partnership Calls on Texas Gov. and Lt. Gov. to Stand Up for Texans and Vaccines

Following a statement from former President Donald Trump that he would defund public schools that require vaccines if elected, The Immunization Partnership called on Texas leaders who have endorsed Trump to stand up for Texans’ health.

HOUSTON, TX (March 5, 2024) — The Immunization Partnership Executive Director Terri Burke called on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to use their influence on their endorsed presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, to demand he retract his comments that he would defund public schools that require vaccinations.

In a media statement, Burke said:

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The Immunization Partnership to Texas City and County Health Officials: Vaccine hesitancy erodes public health and institutions

At the same time, the alarming increase in nonmedical school vaccine exemptions highlights a disconnect between research confirming parental support for K-12 vaccines and growing anti-vaccine rhetoric

HOUSTON, TX (Feb. 21, 2024) — “Immunization policies are under attack all over the country because of vaccine hesitancy and an assault on science.”

Calling it an issue that erodes public health and public institutions, Terri Burke, Executive Director of the Immunization Partnership (TIP), made those remarks and more Tuesday at the Texas Association of City and County Health Officials (TACCHO) Conference, held Feb. 19-21 in Houston.

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The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting a confirmed case of measles in a resident of McCulloch County

Two cases of measles have been confirmed in Texas this year, both in non-school-aged children. The first case was diagnosed in June in a resident of Hood County. The second was diagnosed in August in a resident of McCulloch County. Neither has a history of travel to an area where measles is spreading, and no other risk factors for exposure were identified. Both cases had received one dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. At this time, public health officials do not suspect these cases are related.

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