"In Friday's update, state officials specified that 172 of the cases involved patients who had not received the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, designed to protect against infection. list of 3 itemsend of list Four others involved patients who were partially vaccinated, four had an unknown vaccination status, and another four cases are still under investigation. Only one of the infections involved a fully vaccinated person."
"Diseases are generally declared eliminated when there is no local transmission in a given region, although cases can still be imported from abroad. The US's elimination status is largely credited to the success of the MMR vaccine. In 1963, the first measles vaccine was licensed in the US, and by 1971, the combination MMR vaccine was unveiled to protect against the three illnesses at once. Two shots are typically recommended to achieve full vaccination status."
South Carolina reported a measles outbreak that has grown to 185 cases. State officials said 172 cases involved patients who had not received the MMR vaccine; four were partially vaccinated, four had unknown vaccination status, four remain under investigation, and one case involved a fully vaccinated person. Measles was declared eliminated in the United States more than 25 years ago, but recent years have presented growing challenges to maintaining elimination. The US elimination status is credited to the MMR vaccine, licensed in 1963 and combined in 1971; two shots are recommended for full vaccination. Vaccine hesitancy has been blamed for allowing the virus to spread. The CDC estimates an infected person can transmit measles to nine out of ten nearby people.
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