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Urgent Warning For Us Disease Which Just Surpassed 2,000 Cases For First Time In 30 Years
In total, 50 measles outbreaks were reported in 2025, including an ongoing outbreak in South Carolina. This figure far exceeds the 16 outbreaks recorded in 2024.
South Carolina’s Department of Public Health confirmed 176 cases as of December 30, with the majority reported in Spartanburg County, which lies along the border with North Carolina.
As a result of the outbreak, hundreds of students across the state have been forced to quarantine at home.
The CDC recommends that individuals receive two doses of the MMR vaccine: the first between 12 and 15 months of age, and the second between four and six years old.
A single dose of the vaccine is approximately 93 percent effective, while two doses increase effectiveness to 97 percent.
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