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South Carolina beats Texas’s measles high score

Rob Beschizza
Jan 28, 2026
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Close-up of measles rash (DRMEK/shutterstock.com)

South Carolina has 789 cases of measles on the go, taking the lead from Texas in the antivaxxer disease olympics. The Lone Star state’s 2025 tally of 762 people sickened has been surpassed thanks to 89 new cases confirmed since Friday, mostly in Spartanburg County. People who are unvaccinated or “didn’t k…

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