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More than 270 unvaccinated students are under quarantine in South Carolina and Minnesota amid measles outbreaks

Vaccination rates below 95% in some areas are causing the virus to spread

More than 1,500 U.S. cases have been confirmed in 2025

TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials in several states are battling new measles outbreaks that have forced hundreds of unvaccinated students into quarantine.

In northwestern South Carolina, 153 unvaccinated children are under a 21-day quarantine after exposure to the virus in Greenville and Spartanburg counties, according to state health officials.

In Minnesota, another 118 students in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area are quarantining after being exposed to a separate outbreak.

The quarantines mean three weeks o

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