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A preventable outbreak: measles spreads where vaccines didn’t

Measles is ripping through South Carolina, with nearly 100 new cases reported in days.

Jason Weisberger
Jan 10, 2026
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Measles is ripping through South Carolina, with nearly 100 new cases reported in days. An entirely predictable outcome in a country where anti-vaccine rhetoric has been normalized, laundered, and elevated by figures like Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The South Carolina outbreak isn’t a medical mystery. Measles was effectively controlled for decades throug…

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