Officials responding to a South Carolina measles outbreak are following an increasingly familiar script in their advice to families: You should vaccinate your kids, but it’s your choice.
Why it matters: Nationwide measles cases have topped 1,900 this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — higher than any year since the disease was declared eradicated in the U.S. in 2000.
- Even though outbreaks like the one in South Carolina are confined to a small area, that’s no reassurance for local officials, who know it’s easy for even a localized flareup to spread.
The latest: South Carolina had 129 confirmed cases as of Dec. 9, with more than 250…..