Summary
More than 150 unvaccinated schoolchildren in South Carolina are quarantined for 21 days due to measles exposure. The United States has reported 1,563 measles cases this year, the highest in over 30 years. The increase in cases is partly linked to people who are not vaccinated.
Key Facts
- Over 150 unvaccinated schoolchildren in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, are quarantined for 21 days.
- The quarantine follows exposure to measles at two schools: Global Academy of South Carolina and Fairforest Elementary.
- This year, the United States has confirmed 1,563 measles cases, the highest in more than 30 years.
- The measles outbreak in South Carolina follows other outbreaks in New Mexico and Texas, where three people died.
- The South Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed eight measles cases in Greenville County in two weeks.
- The MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine is 97% effective and is recommended to prevent measles.
- Other states, such as Utah and Arizona, have also reported increasing measles cases this year.
- Canada has seen a significant number of measles cases, with over 5,024 recorded, despite its smaller population compared to the US.
