South Carolina Officials Say Measles Outbreak Is ‘Accelerating’

‘We are faced with ongoing transmission,’ the state’s top medical officer said.

One year-old River Jacobs (C) is held by his mother, Caitlin Fuller (R), while he receives a measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine at a clinic put on by the Lubbock Public Health Department, in Lubbock, Texas, on March 1, 2025. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images

A measles outbreak in South Carolina is growing rapidly, and transmission is expected to continue for weeks, officials said on Dec. 10.

“We are faced with ongoing transmission that we anticipate will go on for many more weeks, at least in our state,” Dr. Linda Bell, South Carolina’s state epidemiologist, told reporters on a call.