Measles Outbreak: Information and Resources for your Patients

Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan would like to bring the measles outbreak to the forefront and equip you and your staff with resources to share with your patients, our members.

Current status: As of March 11, 2025, The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles in the South Plains region of Texas*. At this time, 223 cases have been identified since late January and twenty-nine of the patients have been hospitalized.

Source: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/measles-outbreak-2025

How this impacts providers: Providers should prepare for increased patient inquiries about vaccinations, particularly for measles. It is important to encourage vaccination when medically appropriate to ensure patient safety and public health.

If you are running low or out of stock on vaccinations, there are other options for your patients.
Vaccinations are available from the following resources:

Texas Vaccines for Children (TVFC) and Adult Safety Net Providers (ASN).
- Use the maps located on the measles outbreak page to locate a TVFC or ASN provider.
Pharmacies can vaccinate people 14 years old and older without a prescription. Children under 14 need a prescription to get the MMR vaccine at a pharmacy.

Next step for Providers: Providers should share this communication with their staff and when appropriate advise their patients to vaccinate in general for the best possible prevention and better health outcomes overall.

The following resources for your patients are available:

Protect Your Child from Measles (PDF): English / Spanish
Protect Your Child from Measles (Texas Children’s website)
Measles Outbreak in Texas (HHSC)

Provider resources include the following:

*The South Plains is a region in northwest Texas, consisting of 24 counties.

Bailey
Borden
Briscoe
Castro
Coch
Crosby
Dawson
Dickens
Floyd
Gaines
Garza
Hale
Hockley
Kent
King
Lamb
Lubbock
Lynn
Motley
Parmer
Scurry
Swisher
Terry
Yoakum

If you have any questions, please email Provider Relations at: providerrelations@texaschildrens.org.

For access to all provider alerts: https://www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/providers/provider-news/provider-alerts