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Measles is spreading fast in S.C. Here's what it says about vaccine exemptions

January 16, 2026

Health Measles is spreading fast in S. C. Here's what it says about vaccine exemptions January 16, 20263:55 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered Maria Godoy Measles is spreading fast in S. C. Here's what it says about vaccine exemptions Audio will be available later today.

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South Carolina has reported 558 cases of measles in an outbreak that is continuing to spread quickly.
Ken Ruinard/USA Today Network via Reuters hide caption toggle caption Ken Ruinard/USA Today Network via Reuters South Carolina on Friday reported 124 new measles cases in the last three days, bringing the total number to 558 in the state's fast-growing outbreak.
Cases have nearly doubled in the last week alone.
"We have right now the largest outbreak in the U. S., and it's going to get worse before it gets better," Dr.
Helmut Albrecht, an infectious disease physician with Prisma Health and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, said in a briefing Friday.

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Measles is spreading fast in S.C. Here's what it says about vaccine exemptions

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