Report: Over 90 HISD schools at risk for measles

Report: Over 90 HISD schools at risk for measles

HOUSTON (KIAH) — Texas is currently at the epicenter of a measles outbreak around the U.S. But a new report shows that some schools in Houston could be at risk of an outbreak of their own. CW39 talked with Houston Landing reporter Alison Young, who did an in-depth investigation into the immunization rates of children in the largest school district in the state. "Houston Landing obtained from Houston ISD their internal vaccination data for indivi…

Dozens of Houston ISD schools at risk for outbreaks because of low measles vaccination rates

As Texas battles against its largest measles outbreak in decades, immunization data obtained by Houston Landing shows that more than 1,000 kindergarten and seventh grade students in the Houston ISD either had vaccination exemptions or lacked proof they were fully immunized against the highly contagious virus.The data, which is from mid-December, indicates that 91 schools across HISD – the largest school district in Texas – may be at increased ri…