
More than 150 unvaccinated schoolchildren are being quarantined for 21 days in South Carolina after being exposed to measles, state officials said. Because the students who were exposed did not have immunisations, they were forced to miss school during the period of potential disease transmission. South Carolina is the latest US state to experience a measles surge this year after outbreaks in New Mexico and Texas where hundreds were infected and three people died.
Main Idea: South Carolina is quarantining more than 150 unvaccinated schoolchildren after a measles exposure as the US sees its worst measles outbreak in more than 30 years.
Key Points:
Measles outbreaks in South Carolina can force school closures and quarantines, missing work for parents and raising health risks for unvaccinated people and nearby communities.
Measles surges can push more families to get MMR shots, which helps limit spread and protects patients who cannot be vaccinated.
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One of the two schools whose students are being quarantined after exposure.
One of the two schools whose unvaccinated students are being quarantined after exposure.
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