It's flu vaccine time again.

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high.

Three months ago, Texas lost $700 million in unspent federal pandemic-era funding.

The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance.

The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance.

State and local health agencies are having to cut programs and staff to make up the loss and more cuts could be coming.

A health care worker administers a COVID-19 vaccination at the new Alamodome COVID-19 vaccine site, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AUSTIN, Texas – Texas state health officials reported 450 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday as fatalities rapidly mount after a recent surge in hospitalizations. Fatalities are still increasing,” the Department of State Health Services tweeted on its official account. Texas officials report that about 1.2 million people have received the first dose of the vaccine and that about 185,000 are fully vaccinated. In an emergency meeting Wednesday, however, commissioners voted 4-1 to rescind their decision after it drew the ire of state health officials.