The measles outbreak is growing in West Texas, but neither Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nor Gov. Greg Abbott are rushing to tell people to get the vaccine.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said the measles outbreak in west Texas is a “call to action” as he encouraged parents to consider whether to get their children vaccinated.

Kennedy Jr. at campaign event in November 2023. [AP Photo/Meg Kinnard] The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas, which began in January, has become the largest in the