South Carolina measles quarantine soars beyond 300 people

By Lyn Riddle The State COLUMBIA S C Fifteen new cases of measles have been announced in the Upstate since Tuesday more schools have had infected students people are in quarantine and in isolation the South Carolina Department of Citizens Robustness announced Friday Related Articles CDC again delays vote on hepatitis vaccine will revisit Friday In one California county kindergartener vaccination rates dip below herd immunity levels for measles Kennedy s panel recommends new restrictions on chicken pox measles mumps and rubella vaccines The total number of cases in South Carolina related to the Upstate outbreak is and this year Quarantine involves staying home days after a known exposure to monitor symptom improvement Students who are not immunized and were exposed to a known event are not allowed to attend school Isolation is indicated when an individual has the measles and is infectious which is four days after the rash appears Six of the schools affected broadcasted immunization levels in the low s The Department of Vitality revealed offers herd immunity Statewide the immunization level has dropped to Two of the schools with quarantines Dorman Freshman Campus and Fairforest Middle have and immunization levels respectively Chapman Hendrix and Tyger River released high s Here are the schools and numbers quarantined Campobello Gramling School students in quarantine Boiling Springs Elementary students in quarantine Fairforest Elementary in quarantine Hendrix Elementary in quarantine Mabry Middle School in quarantine Chapman High School in quarantine Rainbow Lake Middle School in quarantine Tyger River Elementary in quarantine Fairforest Middle School in quarantine Dorman High School-Freshman Campus in quarantine Inman Intermediate in quarantine The State Visit thestate com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency LLC