South Carolina officials report ‘accelerating’ measles outbreak

South Carolina officials report ‘accelerating’ measles outbreak

Curated from US news | The Guardian — Here’s what matters right now:

Thanksgiving travel and low vaccination rates have contributed to 27 new cases in state during past week South Carolina health officials have reported an “accelerating” measles outbreak in the state in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations, with hundreds of people in quarantine. The outbreak, which appears centered on a single church and several schools in Spartanburg county in the state’s north-west, according to an epidemiologist for the state’s department of public health, totaled 111 cases. Continue reading...

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Original reporting: US news | The Guardian

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