Texas Children’s is committed to public health and the ongoing efforts to combat measles.
Texas Children’s Pediatrics Westwood Clinic will be open Saturday, March 8 and Saturday, March 15 from 8 am to 12pm offering free MMR vaccines to those in need.
If you are not a current Texas Children’s patient, please bring your vaccine records.
To schedule a vaccine at our Westwood Clinic location, please call 832-828-1005.
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As of March 7, 2025
The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles in the South Plains region of Texas. At this time, 198 cases have been identified since late January. Twenty-three of the patients have been hospitalized.
There has been one fatality in a school-aged child who lived in the outbreak area. The child was not vaccinated and had no known underlying conditions.
Due to the highly contagious nature of this disease, additional cases are likely to occur in the outbreak area and the surrounding communities. DSHS is working with local health departments to investigate the outbreak.
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For more information on where you can obtain the MMR vaccine in your community, please call 832-824-2061.