A girl who has not been vaccinated in Texas, dies measles, the second death since January in the state

A 8 -Year –old girl What I had measles And I was not vaccinated ha dead In Texas (United States), which means the second death for this virus in the state where they have been reported 481 cases since January.

The little girl died on Thursday in a hospital in the city of Lubbock because of a long insufficiency caused by the disease, according to medical files to which the New York Times has had access.

The NBC News chain, which quotes a source that is familiar with the case, reports that the secretary of health, the controversial Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who is known for his anti -vacus theories, will go to the funeral today.

The outbreak of measles that the United States has been swinging since January He had already demanded life of an 8 -year -old boy in Texas That was not vaccinated either.

The State Department of Texas Health Services reported on Friday that the outbreak of measles that extends through the regions of South Plains and Panhandle has hit 481 people since the end of January, 56 of which have been admitted to the hospital.

Of the total patients in Texas, 471 were not vaccinated or their vaccination status is unknown, according to the data of this department.

The most affected by the virus in the state are the Children between 5 and 17 years (180 cases) and children between 0 and 4 years (157).

There have also been dozens of things in New Mexico, where a person died and in Oklahoma.

This data is known in a time when a current grows in the United States until recently a minority of anti -vaccines, who feel supported by the secretary of health, although the latter has tempered his speech after access to the position. During the outbreak of Kennedy measles, however, treatments such as liver oil have defended treatments.