With the measles outbreak in Texas reaching nearly 160 cases as of Tuesday, health care professionals are recommending North Texans get vaccinated if they haven’t already.

An outbreak of measles in northwest Texas grew to 159 cases on Tuesday, about a dozen more than health officials reported late last week. The latest update from the Texas Department of State Health Services shows the outbreak remains concentrated in school-aged children who have not received the vaccine that protects against measles,

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

As a measles outbreak in West Texas continues to grow, the response from US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has leaned heavily on treatment with vitamin A, as well as “good results” from the use of the steroid budesonide,

The measles outbreak in Texas has sparked debate over the use of vitamin A, with some health experts warning it may not be effective.

Amid a growing outbreak of measles in Texas, recently confirmed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is urging parents to vaccinate their children against the disease. While such a recommendation would usually be unremarkable for a secretary of Health and Human Services,