South Carolina Measles Outbreak Has Gone Berserk: 124 Cases Since Friday

Thursday, January 15, 2026

A measles outbreak in South Carolina that began in October is now wildly accelerating, doubling in just the past week to a total of 434 cases, with 409 people currently in quarantine.

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One consequence of the resistance to established science is the way it forces scientists and journalists to re-prove and remind people of what is true. NPR has a story noting why measles are a big deal: It's one of the most contagious diseases on Earth. loom.ly/WMZO9pw

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... Amid the outbreak, South Carolina health officials have been providing updates on cases every Tuesday and Friday. On Tuesday, state health officials reported 124 more cases since last Friday, which had 99 new cases since the previous Tuesday. On that day, January 6, officials noted a more modest increase of 26 cases, bringing the outbreak total at that point to 211 cases.

With the 3-month-old outbreak now doubled in just a week, health officials are renewing calls for people to get vaccinated against the highly infectious virus -- an effort that has met with little success since October. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-15 01:27 PM | Reply

This is what MAGA voted for.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-15 02:59 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

South Carolina entering the Find Out phase.

Question for Republicans:
Will it be Obama's fault or Biden's fault when the children die from measles?

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-15 04:19 PM | Reply