TMA’s Vaccines Defend What Matters Grant Helps Keep Kids Safe from Diseases

26/08/2025 4 min Episodio 15
TMA’s Vaccines Defend What Matters Grant Helps Keep Kids Safe from Diseases

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Episode Synopsis

Texas Medical Association’s Vaccines Defend What Matters program provides grants up to $3,500 for vaccination efforts, education, and community outreach in Texas. In a new episode of the TMA Health Beat podcast, physicians speak about the importance of getting vaccinated especially as Texas encountered the worst outbreak of measles in decades. Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease.
“Giving your child a vaccine is an act of love. It's one of the simplest, safest ways to defend them from serious harm,” said Lindy McGee, MD, chair of the TMA Committee on Child and Adolescent Health and a Houston pediatrician.
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