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Vaccine misinformation is a 'great concern' to SC health officials as measles outbreak continues

As the measles outbreak in the Upstate has grown to 30 people, including eight new cases this week, South Carolina public health officials addressed disinformation and myths contributing to lower ... Read More

Frustration grows amid measles outbreak quarantines across several states

South Carolina's measles outbreak has grown to 15 cases, state health officials reported Friday, a small increase from a few days ago. The new cases are among those who'd been exposed to the virus at ... Read More

US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recast the vaccine safety section of its website on Wednesday to align with the view of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that childhood ... Read More

Measles outbreak forces 140 unvaccinated students into quarantine in South Carolina

SPARTANBURG, SC — Health officials have confirmed 16 measles cases in South Carolina since July, prompting nearly 140 unvaccinated students to quarantine at home after exposure to the virus. The ... Read More

Mobile health units coming to Upstate in response to measles outbreak

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — SC health officials plan to roll out mobile health units in the Upstate later this week to address the recent measles outbreak. There are currently 16 confirmed cases ... Read More

Only 7 take advantage of free mobile vaccination clinics as measles continues to plague Upstate SC

Only seven people in Spartanburg County have taken advantage of public health mobile clinics offering vaccine despite the ongoing measles outbreak there that has infected 20 people, the South Carolina ... Read More

South Carolina measles outbreak rises as schools with low vaccination see new cases

A South Carolina measles outbreak has grown to 16 cases, including five from schools with low vaccination rates, state health officials said Oct. 14. The South Carolina Department of Health first ... Read More

Western NC health officials monitoring Upstate SC measles outbreak

Public health officials in WNC are monitoring a measles outbreak in neighboring South Carolina. Counties bordering the outbreak area have vaccination rates below the 95% threshold needed to prevent ... Read More

Why South Carolina’s measles outbreak is so concerning — and so avoidable | Opinion

I am tempted to say South Carolina has made infectious disease great again, but that would be glib. What we are seeing is no joke and portends a future that should concern us all. The United States is ... Read More