A measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.
A measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. Cooper Neill for The Texas Tribune

Opponents of the measles vaccine have dissuaded parents from having their children vaccinated in Minnesota, where a measles outbreak is running rampant in the close-knit Somali community. (The Washington Post)

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Cassandra Pollock was a state politics reporter for the Tribune. She joined the Tribune full-time in June 2017 after a fellowship during the 85th Texas Legislature. Pollock spent her first two years at...