Texas Public Radio reported Sunday that there could be a potential measles outbreak in San Antonio after a person who allegedly hailed from the original outbreak in west Texas’ Gaines County was said to have traveled to multiple locations throughout the city.

The director of the Texas Children’s Center for Vaccine Development, Dr. Peter Hotez, attributed the potential for a measles outbreak to a decline in vaccinations.

“I worry about the destruction of our whole childhood vaccination system. And if that happens, it could take us decades to recover,” Hotez said.

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