unvaccinated

Except for one, all of them were either unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status.

To be unvaccinated, she said, “is a risk, and it’s a risk you can’t see.”

According to the CDC, since January 1, 2025, three measles deaths have been reported — one in an unvaccinated adult in New Mexico and two in unvaccinated school-age children in Texas.

Keeping an unvaccinated child as a patient could give pediatricians the chance to educate families on vaccines but may also expose more kids to preventable diseases.

Daisy Hildebrand is the second unvaccinated girl from the community to die from measles within two months.