{"id":331208,"date":"2026-01-13T14:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/south-carolina-reports-124-new-measles-cases-as-outbreak-grows"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:38:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:38:03","slug":"south-carolina-reports-124-new-measles-cases-as-outbreak-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/south-carolina-reports-124-new-measles-cases-as-outbreak-grows","title":{"rendered":"South Carolina studies 124 new measles circumstances as outbreak grows"},"content":{"rendered":"


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At least 124 new measles cases have been reported in South Carolina since last Friday, health officials said.<\/p>\n

This brings the total number of cases in the outbreak to 434. There are currently over 400 people in quarantine.<\/p>\n

South Carolina has been facing a measles outbreak since early October, with the majority of cases in Spartanburg County, which borders North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Over the last few days, health departments in Georgia<\/a>, Oregon<\/a> and Virginia<\/a> reported their states’ first measles cases of 2026.<\/p>\n

It comes as the United States recorded its\u00a0highest number of measles cases<\/a>\u00a0since 1992. Last year, the U.S. saw 2,144 cases, with illnesses reported in 44 states.<\/p>\n

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Nearly 50 outbreaks occurred last year nationally, compared to 16 in 2024, and just four in 2023, CDC data shows. Almost 90% of cases were associated with outbreaks.<\/p>\n

At least three deaths were recorded in 2025, including two among unvaccinated school-aged children in Texas<\/a> and one among an unvaccinated adult in New Mexico<\/a>, marking the first U.S. deaths from measles in a decade.<\/p>\n

The CDC currently\u00a0recommends<\/a>\u00a0that people receive two doses of the MMR vaccine, the first at ages 12 to 15 months and the second between 4 and 6 years old. One dose is 93% effective, and two doses are 97% effective against measles, the CDC says.<\/p>\n

In 2025, 93% of cases occurred among those who were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown. The remaining 3% were among people who received one dose and 4% among those who received the recommended two doses.<\/p>\n

CDC data shows vaccination rates have been lagging in recent years. During the 2024-2025 school year,\u00a092.5% of kindergartners received the MMR vaccine<\/a>, according to data. This is lower than the 92.7% seen in the previous school year and the 95.2% seen in the 2019-2020 school year, before the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

ABC News’ Youri Benadjaoud contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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