RFK Jr. stopped in Texas on Sunday to visit the family of a 6-year-old girl who died from measles. (Getty)
Kennedy also had the team work with local schools and healthcare facilities to support contact investigations and reach out to communities to answer questions regarding healthcare.
"The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine," Kennedy wrote in the social media post. "I’ve spoken to Governor Abbott, and I’ve offered HHS’ continued support. At his request, we have redeployed CDC teams to Texas. We will continue to follow Texas’ lead and to offer similar resources to other affected jurisdictions."
PARENTS OF GIRL WHO DIED AFTER MEASLES INFECTION SAID THEY WOULDN'T GET MMR VACCINE
A medical worker prepares a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. (iStock)
The grim Texas measles tally includes six infants and toddlers at a daycare center in Lubbock who tested positive within the past two weeks, according to NBC News.
Two of those children are among 56 people who have been hospitalized with measles in the area since the disease began spreading in January.
About one to three out of every 1,000 children infected with measles die from respiratory and neurological complications, according to data from the CDC.
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Nearly one out of every 20 children with measles suffers from pneumonia, which is the most common cause of death from measles in young children.
The measles outbreak began in Texas in late January but has since spread to a few other states.
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report.
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
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