Sean Rameswaram

Mary knows because she spoke to a doctor in her reporting.

And just in case any of these dear Mennonites in West Texas are listening right now, could you just remind people what could happen if your kid or if you yourself get the measles?

And just in case any of these dear Mennonites in West Texas are listening right now, could you just remind people what could happen if your kid or if you yourself get the measles?

And just in case any of these dear Mennonites in West Texas are listening right now, could you just remind people what could happen if your kid or if you yourself get the measles?

Awful. Is there anyone in Texas, in West Texas, in this community reminding people of the grim realities of getting measles, especially among young people?

Awful. Is there anyone in Texas, in West Texas, in this community reminding people of the grim realities of getting measles, especially among young people?

Awful. Is there anyone in Texas, in West Texas, in this community reminding people of the grim realities of getting measles, especially among young people?

OK, so so who's going to win this battle in West Texas, the vaccine skeptics or the vaccinated?

OK, so so who's going to win this battle in West Texas, the vaccine skeptics or the vaccinated?

OK, so so who's going to win this battle in West Texas, the vaccine skeptics or the vaccinated?

And as you told us earlier, this has already spread. Maybe not like wildfire, but certainly like mildfire at the very least. We got a dozen or so states... Who's doing something about that?

And as you told us earlier, this has already spread. Maybe not like wildfire, but certainly like mildfire at the very least. We got a dozen or so states... Who's doing something about that?

And as you told us earlier, this has already spread. Maybe not like wildfire, but certainly like mildfire at the very least. We got a dozen or so states... Who's doing something about that?

Mary Kakatos, ABC, always be closing. We're heading to Bobby's world when we return on Today Explained.

Mary Kakatos, ABC, always be closing. We're heading to Bobby's world when we return on Today Explained.

Mary Kakatos, ABC, always be closing. We're heading to Bobby's world when we return on Today Explained.

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Kira Butler, national correspondent with Mother Jones. We got the measles in West Texas. We got the measles in a dozen or so other states. It sounds like a bit of a federal problem. What are we hearing at the federal level?