US EditionSC Measles Outbreak Has Gone Berserk: 124 Cases Since Friday, 409 Quarantined
The outbreak has led to 8 hospitalizations and quarantine of 409 people as health officials identify over 30 exposure sites and deploy mobile clinics for MMR vaccinations.
- On Jan. 13, the South Carolina Department of Public Health said the measles outbreak doubled this past week to 434 infections and 409 people are in quarantine.
- Because measles spreads easily, investigators identified over 30 potential public exposure locations last week, and DPH said the virus can linger in the air up to two hours, infecting 90 percent of unvaccinated people exposed.
- Officials noted that eight hospitalized patients include adults and children, six vaccinated people were infected, and only 44 MMR vaccine doses were given in 15 visits earlier this month.
- Health officials are renewing calls for vaccination as health experts stress it stops spread, doctors warn infants under 12 months are at risk, and DPH scheduled a media briefing Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.
- DPH will deploy a mobile clinic on Jan. 14 and 15 at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 320 Wheeler Court, Spartanburg, offering MMR vaccine from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., while warning over 30 public exposure sites may expose hundreds more.
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