An unvaccinated Austin infant was confirmed to have measles Friday, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said during a press conference. Why it matters: The first measles case in Austin since

While the Austin area has confirmed a case of measles, there is not an outbreak. That said, here's a guide to how and when to get vaccinated for measles.

It’s the first reported case of the potentially deadly disease the city has seen since 2019, and it comes amid a widespread measles outbreak in the South Plains region of Texas. Here’s what to know. The infant in Austin tested positive after being exposed to the virus during an overseas vacation.

The City of Austin is reporting its first case of measles. Austin Public Health officials are now urging people to be prepared and are calling for vaccinations.

Austin Public Health is expected to provide an update Friday on the current situation of measles in Texas, as well as the level of threat locally.

Texans remain on edge across the state as the measles outbreak continues to spread with the total of infected residents nearing 150. Two days removed from the nation's first fatality from the disease,

An Austin infant is among the latest in the state to have contracted measles. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson confirmed the case Friday afternoon during a press conference, according to KXAN-TV, the NBC affiliate in Austin.

An unvaccinated infant was exposed to the virus while vacationing with family overseas, Austin Public Health said.

Those interested in an alternative to a doctor's office can now receive their measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccines directly at CVS Pharmacy, with over 870 Texas locations to choose from. The second dose of the vaccine will be offered to anyone who is at least 14 years old, with options in the pharmacy or at the walk-in MinuteClinic.

An unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas has died of measles, the first associated with an outbreak that has infected more than 100 people.