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South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine (www.nbcnews.com)

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The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials said Wednesday.

As of Wednesday, 111 measles cases had been reported in what’s known as upstate South Carolina — an area in the northwest of the state that includes Greenville and Spartanburg.

“We are faced with ongoing transmission that we anticipate will go on for many more weeks,” Dr. Linda Bell, state epidemiologist for the South Carolina Department of Public Health, said during a news briefing Wednesday.

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[–] Rothe@piefed.social 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Unfortunately these kinds of things has a tendency to affect all of us. Herd immunity is important.

[–] buffing_lecturer@leminal.space 6 points 2 months ago

It also affects kids, whose parents decided whether to vaccinate.

[–] Nanook@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Vaccines exist, seems to be a USA problem

[–] DV8@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Everyone should get the vaccine, but not everyone gains total immunity from it. It's literally why vaccines are only really effective if everyone gets it, so that people who don't gain immunity or those who are immuno-compromised are also protected.

So in this situation people who got the vaccine can still catch the illness and possibly transmit it to others. So plenty of people in the US still deserve our compassion.

[–] Nanook@lemmy.zip -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

When the herd doesn’t vaccinate you loose herd immunity. So yeah… USA problem.

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

An incredibly stupid take, since disease doesn't care about borders. It is the problem of all of us.

[–] Nanook@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 months ago

Not really, seems to be a red pill problem.

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If the US doesn't vaccinate properly, it is going to affect the rest of the world. The US doesn't exist in a vacuum when it comes to these kinds of things. Diseases don't really respect borders.

[–] Nanook@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Luckily the rest of the world does.