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How stupid are we as a species where we push science to the side? SMH I used to think we wouldn't accidently exterminate ourselves but I'm not as sure now.
More than 250 people who were exposed to measles, including dozens of school-aged children, are quarantining in South Carolina as the state wrestles to contain an outbreak that has sickened more than 110 people. The outbreak comes during what has already been one of the worst years for the virus since it was declared eliminated in the United States more than two decades ago.
Cases have been centered in Spartanburg County, along the northern border of the state, and the virus appears to be widely spreading through the community: People have been exposed at a church, a health care building and several schools. The outbreak, which started in October, shows no signs of slowing, likely because of the county’s “lower-than-hoped-for vaccination coverage,” Dr. Linda Bell, South Carolina’s state epidemiologist, said at a news conference on Wednesday.
In the 2024-25 school year, about 90 percent of students in Spartanburg County had all of the required childhood immunizations, including the measles, mumps and rubella shot. That’s slightly below the national average and below the 95 percent target that experts consider necessary to stem the spread of measles.
Many of the schools with students in quarantine have vaccination rates that dip well below 90 percent, according to state data.
Health officials emphasized that the virus can cause major disruptions even for those who don’t get sick. In South Carolina, some unvaccinated students were exposed to the virus on two separate occasions, leading them to quarantine twice, for 21 days each.
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What a bunch of fools.