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A look inside the ongoing public health response to measles outbreaks in Lubbock, a city in West Texas.

Katherine Wells is the director of Lubbock Public Health in West Texas.

Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland’s Health Department.

• Lubbock’s public health director fights to stop measles and build public trust—The Texas Tribune

• Texas Isn’t Declaring a Measles Victory Yet—Bloomberg

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