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Public health experts who criticized Kennedy pointed out that outbreaks do not have to happen every year and are preventable with the MMR vaccine, which is 97% effective with two doses.
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The outbreak began in late January in Gaines County, where the vaccination rate is about 82%. That's below the 95% considered protective for those who cannot be vaccinated.
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More than two months in, the West Texas outbreak is believed to have spread to New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas, sickening nearly 570 people.

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