# First Measles death in Texas - Feb, 2025, and now in other parts of the US

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**Created:** [February 26, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-measles-death-in-texas-feb-2025-and-now-in-other-parts-of-the-us/1014834 "2025-02-26T16:56:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-measles-death-in-texas-feb-2025-and-now-in-other-parts-of-the-us/1014834/18 "2025-02-27T05:09:44Z")

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I’ve always wondered - why don’t these parents feel the same grief/loss/pain about their kids’ death as a pro-vaxx parent would?

I’m not a father myself, but I’d always assumed the death of one’s child was - in theory - one of the worst emotional blows a parent could ever experience, regardless of politics, religion or viewpoints.

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