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Record-Breaking South Carolina Measles Outbreak Nearing 800 Cases
- On Jan. 27 the South Carolina Department of Public Health reported 789 confirmed measles cases, surpassing the 2025 West Texas outbreak that reached 762 cases.
- Declining childhood vaccination rates have dropped nationwide since the pandemic as more parents are claiming religious or personal conscience waivers, reducing herd immunity threshold above 95%.
- At local schools, 789 cases have been confirmed since September, with 557 people in quarantine and 20 in isolation, affecting dozens of schools.
- Health officials warn the surge rapidly grew in the last month to become the nation's worst and threatens the United States' measles elimination status.
- Officials set Feb. 19 as the latest quarantine end date, and state data confirm two doses of the MMR vaccine are 97% effective with lifelong protection.
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89 new cases have been documented. Currently, 557 people are under quarantine due to the spread of the virus
Record-breaking South Carolina measles outbreak nearing 800 cases
The record-breaking measles outbreak in South Carolina has reached nearly 800 cases, making it the largest spread of the disease in the U.S. since it was first declared eliminated at the start of the century. The South Carolina Department of Health on Tuesday reported 89 new measles cases since Friday, bringing the current outbreak total…
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