'Just an airplane ride away': APH gives update on measles cases in Central Texas

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In a public health committee meeting Wednesday, public health leaders gave an update on the spread of measles in our community.
According to Janet Pichette, the chief epidemiologist at Austin Public Health (APH), there were more than 900 measles cases reported in the US as of Friday. Of those people, most are younger than 20 and unvaccinated.
Texas represents roughly 75% of those nationwide cases, with 702 cases reported as of Tuesday, Pichette said. Two children have died in Te