Over 150 Unvaccinated Students Quarantined for Measles in South Carolina
Source: abcnews.go.com Key Points: Unvaccinated students quarantined in South Carolina after measles exposure at two schools. Health officials warn of rising cases amid falling vaccination rates. Experts caution against splitting the MMR vaccine into separate shots. More than 150 unvaccinated students quarantined from two South Carolina schools have been placed under a three-week quarantine following exposure to measles, state health officials said on Monday. According to the South Carolina Department of Public Health, 153 students from Global Academy and Fairforest Elementary School in Spartanburg County were ordered to stay home for 21 days — the incubation period of the virus — to prevent further transmission. None of the quarantined students had received the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. The quarantine was initiated after confirmation of measles exposure at the schools. “What this case tells us is that there is active, unrecognized community transmission of measl...