ID ); $exclude_types = array( '' ); $exclude_types = apply_filters( 'eat_exclude_types', $exclude_types ); // do nothing if the post has already a featured image set if ( $already_has_thumb ) { return; } // do the job if the post is not from an excluded type if ( ! in_array( $post_type, $exclude_types ) ) { // get first attached image $img = rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ); $attachment_id = attachment_url_to_postid( $img ); if ( $attachment_id ) { // add attachment ID add_post_meta( $post->ID, '_thumbnail_id', $attachment_id, true ); } } } // set featured image before post is displayed (for old posts) add_action( 'the_post', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); // hooks added to set the thumbnail when publishing too add_action( 'new_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'draft_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'pending_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'future_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); function rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ) { // Find the images in the post_content. $output = preg_match_all( '//i', $post->post_content, $matches ); $first_img = isset( $matches[1][0] ) ? $matches[1][0]:''; // if no images found, do nothing if ( empty ( $first_img ) ) { return false; } return $first_img; } } Texas Measles Outbreak Escalates to 124 Cases – BCI 24 News Network
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Texas Measles Outbreak Escalates to 124 Cases

26 February 2025 12:20 AM
BCI 24 News Network

In Texas, the measles outbreak—the largest the state has seen in recent decades—has grown to 124 confirmed cases, state health officials reported on Tuesday.
The Texas Department of State Health Services said 18 of the infected individuals have been hospitalized. The vast majority of cases involve people under the age of 18, with 39 infections in children younger than 4 and 62 cases in those aged 5 to 17.
Five patients had already been already vaccinated, while the remainder were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status.
As of Feb. 21, state health officials had reported 90 cases across seven counties. The virus has since spread to Dallam and Martin counties, bringing the total number of affected counties to nine….