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A measles tale of two cities

A measles tale of two cities

The Galveston County Daily News, April 30, 2025

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times when measles began to spread in Texarkana in 1970. The city straddles the state line between Texas and Arkansas and provides a lesson for today on the importance of vaccination, write Drs. Richard Rupp and Megan Berman in their Vaccine Smarts Column.