A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, caused hundreds of children to be hospitalized and caused the death of two girls. The rural community has one of the lowest childhood vaccination rates in the country. NBC News’ Brandy Zadrozny investigated how anti-vaccine activists seized on a deadly outbreak, setting off a battle between fringe doctors and mainstream medicine.
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