In South Carolina Measles Outbreak, Vaccine Skepticism Led to Largest Outbreak Since 2000

Scritto il 03/03/2026
da Anemona Hartocollis and Kaoly Gutierrez

Spartanburg County in South Carolina is ground zero for the largest measles outbreak since 2000. One school has a vaccination rate of 21 percent.Uptake of the vaccine has been slow, like at this public health fair at The University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville, S.C.