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LiberalArkie

(19,293 posts) Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:41 AM Dec 11

Hundreds in quarantine as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates

South Carolina’s measles outbreak is “accelerating” in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations, an epidemiologist for the state’s Department of Public Health (DPH) warned Wednesday, after authorities traced a sizable outbreak to a church in the state’s northwest.
Of the 111 measles cases recorded in that area, known as the Upstate region, 105 involved people who were unvaccinated while three involved those who were partially vaccinated, state epidemiologist Linda Bell said at a news briefing. At least 254 people had been placed in quarantine as of Tuesday, 16 of whom are in isolation, the DPH said in a news release.
Bell said that 27 new cases had been reported since Friday, bringing the total reported to the DPH this year to 114. “Accelerating is an accurate term. That is a spike in cases we are concerned about,” she said in response to a question from a reporter, adding that South Carolina has “lower than hoped for” vaccination coverage.
At least 16 of those new cases were traced back to a recent outbreak at the Way of Truth Church in Inman, which Bell said has since been “very helpful” in cooperating with the health department’s recommendations.

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Hundreds in quarantine as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates (Original Post) LiberalArkie Dec 11 OP

THIS ISN'T FREEDUMB! get the red out Dec 11 #1

They did their own research - and failed Blues Heron Dec 11 #2

Inman, SC is in north central SC, near Ilsa Dec 11 #3

Will They Vote Blue Next Year? Or Continue To Listen To A Quack? N/T ColoringFool Dec 11 #4

So, are we looking forward to the return of the really horrible ones? ananda Dec 11 #5

"Traced the outbreak to a church..." thucythucy Dec 11 #6

The Way of Truth Church teach1st Dec 11 #7

That's very interesting. thucythucy Dec 11 #8

get the red out

(13,955 posts)

1. THIS ISN'T FREEDUMB!

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:46 AM

Dec 11

How dare there be a quarantine, it's all in God's hands anyway. The right to spread disease is enshrined in the US Constitution!!!

Blues Heron

(8,347 posts)

2. They did their own research - and failed

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:49 AM

Dec 11

Ilsa

(63,819 posts)

3. Inman, SC is in north central SC, near

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:58 AM

Dec 11

major highways I-85 and I-26, and Spartenburg. It's really crappy that people have to worry themselves over this when they should be enjoying the season.

ColoringFool

(254 posts)

4. Will They Vote Blue Next Year? Or Continue To Listen To A Quack? N/T

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:59 AM

Dec 11

ananda

(34,401 posts)

5. So, are we looking forward to the return of the really horrible ones?

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:00 AM

Dec 11

Like Polio, Smallpox, Diphtheria, TB, plague, etc ???

thucythucy

(9,043 posts)

6. "Traced the outbreak to a church..."

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:07 AM

Dec 11

Let me guess: a fundamentalist science rejecting minister and congregation.

It must suck to be a child living in the midst of so much dangerous childishness.

Let's hope this doesn't get any worse, but I don't hold out much hope.

teach1st

(6,002 posts)

7. The Way of Truth Church

Reply to thucythucy (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 11:03 AM

Dec 11

Going only by the church's Facebook page, most of their songs and maybe services are - according to Google search - in Russian.

https://www.facebook.com/p/Way-Of-Truth-Church-61561390935694/

https://www.wayoftruthchurch.org/

Translated by Google from the link above:

We are Christians of the Evangelical Faith. Our services are held in Russian and Ukrainian with English translation.
Our mission is to spread the news of Christ and to nurture spiritual growth in the church, firmly on God’s Word.
We adhere to conservative Christian values and pay special attention to spiritual growth through biblical teachings.

thucythucy

(9,043 posts)

8. That's very interesting.

Reply to teach1st (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 01:30 PM

Dec 11

It sounds like it's a largely immigrant congegation. I wonder then at the intersection between their identity as immigrants and the anti-vaccine bias--assuming that's what's happening here. Is it then an actual anti-vaccine issue, or rather an inability to plug into needed health services because of a language/ethnicity barrier? If it's the latter, then I'd tbink the problem comes from the state public health people not doing sufficient outreach to this community.

Whatever the case, I hope they get this under control before it gets worse, and that anyine else in that congregation not vaccinated will get the shots, and soon.

Thanks for the info, and best wishes.

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