A woman wearing traditional clothing seen in the Mennonite community carries a child while taking a seat during a service Feb. 23 at Community Church of Seminole in Seminole, Texas. Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.
Julio Cortez, Associated Press
A health worker administers a measles test on Fernando Tarin, of Seagraves, Texas, at a mobile testing site Feb. 21 outside Seminole Hospital District in Seminole, Texas.
Julio Cortez, Associated Press
Jennifer Sanchez wipes the face of her 1-year-old son Saul Escamilla after a vaccine Feb. 24 at the Ector County Health Department in Odessa, Texas.
Julio Cortez, Associated Press
Matt Caldwell, left, a Lubbock Fire Department official, administers a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to Clair May, 61, at the Lubbock Health Department on Feb. 26 in Lubbock, Texas.
Mary Conlon, Associated Press
An immunization poster is seen outside of an examination room where Tammy Camp, left, and Summer Davies, both with the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, discuss the measles outbreak Feb. 25 in Lubbock, Texas.
SEMINOLE, Texas — Measles had struck this West Texas town, sickening dozens of children, but at the Community Church of Seminole, more than 350 worshippers gathered for a Sunday service. Sitting elbow-to-elbow, they filled the pews, siblings in matching button-down shirts and dresses, little girls' hair tied neatly into pink bows.
Measles had struck this West Texas town, sickening dozens of children, but at the Community Church of Seminole, nearly 400 congregants gathere…
A woman wearing traditional clothing seen in the Mennonite community carries a child while taking a seat during a service Feb. 23 at Community Church of Seminole in Seminole, Texas. Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.
A health worker administers a measles test on Fernando Tarin, of Seagraves, Texas, at a mobile testing site Feb. 21 outside Seminole Hospital District in Seminole, Texas.
Matt Caldwell, left, a Lubbock Fire Department official, administers a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to Clair May, 61, at the Lubbock Health Department on Feb. 26 in Lubbock, Texas.
An immunization poster is seen outside of an examination room where Tammy Camp, left, and Summer Davies, both with the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, discuss the measles outbreak Feb. 25 in Lubbock, Texas.
