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Monday, August 26, 2013

Megachurch epicenter of Texas measles outbreak.

USA Today (8/23, Szabo, 5.82M) reported the measles outbreak in Texas which has sickened 25 so far, has been tied to the members of Eagle Mountain International Church in Newark, Texas, after exposure to the virus from a church visitor “who had recently traveled to a country where measles remains common.” The infected “include nine children and six adults, ranging in age from 4 months old to 44 years old,” many of whom were not fully immunized, and some with no vaccination record. In a statement, Eagle Mountain pastor Terri Pearsons, “said she still has some reservations about vaccines,” and recommended “that her congregants take vitamin D to fortify their immune systems,” in addition to obtaining the measles vaccine.

        Forbes (8/24, Willingham, 5.76M) reported that the church’s leader, Kenneth Copeland, has “reportedly...warned followers away from vaccines, advocating for faith healing and pushing the debunked notion that vaccines cause autism.” Public health officials in neighboring counties and states are on alert due to the highly infectious nature of measles.

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