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South Carolina Measles Outbreak Accelerates With Hundreds Quarantined

Low vaccination coverage combined with holiday exposures is fueling rapid spread.

Overview

  • State officials reported 27 new infections since Friday, bringing the upstate total to 111 cases since October.
  • About 254 people are under 21-day quarantine and 16 are in isolation as contact tracing continues.
  • At least 105 infections are in unvaccinated people, reflecting K–12 MMR coverage around 90% in Spartanburg and Greenville.
  • Recent exposures have been traced to the Way of Truth Church in Inman, multiple schools, and a health-care setting.
  • Nationally, roughly 1,900 measles cases across 47 outbreaks have been recorded this year, with more than 200 hospitalizations and three deaths, raising concern about the U.S. losing its measles-elimination status.