Lubbock Child Care Measles Outbreak Sickened 8 After Unvaccinated 3-Year-Old Exposed Facility
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Updated · CDC · Jun 4
Lubbock Child Care Measles Outbreak Sickened 8 After Unvaccinated 3-Year-Old Exposed Facility
3 articles · Updated · CDC · Jun 4
Summary
Eight confirmed measles cases were linked to a Lubbock, Texas, child care facility in March-April 2025, including seven children and one 41-year-old grandfather; all recovered.
The outbreak began after an unvaccinated 3-year-old with an exemption attended the facility while infectious. Six additional children at the center and one household contact later tested positive, with no travel reported.
Public health officials and the facility responded by excluding exposed unvaccinated children for 21 days, isolating cases at home, separating six infants under 6 months, suspending shared spaces and urging MMR vaccination.
The center reported 96% coverage with at least one MMR dose among 248 children aged 12 months or older, but 10 vaccine-eligible children had exemptions and three of them contracted measles.
CDC said the episode underscores how rising exemption rates can leave congregate settings vulnerable even as two MMR doses are 97% effective and community coverage above 95% is needed to curb spread.