Newborn babies exposed to measles in Texas hospital
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On Wednesday, a woman gave birth in a Lubbock, Texas, hospital in the middle of a deadly and fast-growing measles outbreak. Doctors didn’t realize until the young mother had been admitted and in labor that she was infected with the measles. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading.
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Main Idea: A measles case at a Lubbock hospital exposed newborns and other families, forcing University Medical Center Children’s Hospital and local health officials to move quickly to protect babies during Texas’s growing outbreak.
Key Points:
- A mother in labor was found to have measles after she arrived at University Medical Center Children’s Hospital in Lubbock.
- Other new moms, newborns, and family members were exposed because measles can linger in the air and on surfaces.
- Hospital staff began emergency masking and gave some newborns immunoglobulin shots to help protect them from infection.
- Texas reported 259 measles cases, with the outbreak also spreading to New Mexico and Oklahoma; one child has died.
Impact on the People
Negative Impact
The measles outbreak can spread to newborns, families, and hospital staff, raising illness and care costs for Texas communities and slowing public health work.
Positive Impact
Lubbock health officials and University Medical Center Children’s Hospital are using masking and immunoglobulin shots to limit spread and protect exposed babies.
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- Lubbock health departmentgovernment agency or bodyMajorAI selected
Local public health authority responding to the exposure and commenting on outbreak control efforts.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - University Medical Center Childrens Hospitaleducational / research institutionMajorAI selected
The hospital where the exposure occurred and where staff implemented emergency masking and immunoglobulin treatment for newborns.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Chad CurrypersonContextCandidate
University Medical Center EMS training chief quoted about protecting exposed babies and the response efforts.
Include 0 (0%)Ignore 0 (0%)5 to threshold - Katherine WellspersonContextCandidate
Lubbock public health director quoted on the outbreak’s status and public health response.
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