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News & Current Events May 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM

South Carolina confirms second measles case in Saluda County

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oingapogo May 4, 2026 +64
Didn't I just read that the SC outbreak was over? Yeah, I knew that would age well.
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sanslumiere May 4, 2026 +54
Measles is very contagious, so 92-94% of a given community need immunity to measles to successfully suppress outbreaks. With the rise in anti-vax sentiment and the corresponding decreases in community level immunity, these outbreaks will become increasingly likely. I'd personally rather acquire measles immunity via vaccine, but it seems others are more comfortable taking a chance on a disease that hospitalizes 1/5, results in pneumonia in 1/20, encephalitis (brain swelling) in 1/1000 and death in 1-3/1000. The measles virus also frequently destroys pre-existing memory B and T cells resulting in significantly increased susceptibility to secondary infections (a concept known as immune amnesia). It is not an illness to treat lightly. Protect your kids and yourself.
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benevolentbearattack May 5, 2026 +17
Don’t forget that encephalitis can also be delayed in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) which can occur any time years after initial infection, has no known cure, is near 100% fatal, and seems to occur more commonly in infants vs adults. The exact population we’re trying to protect with our community immunization.
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coffinshop May 4, 2026 +70
If only there were some vaccine for this, maybe rfk can offer his invaluable insight on this conundrum
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jrsinhbca May 5, 2026 +21
The return of pollio is (also) on my 2026 apocalypse bingo card.
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coffinshop May 5, 2026 +15
Oh don’t worry that can be treated with brain worm and raccoon p****
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Bazrum May 5, 2026 +4
Don’t forget a bracing dip in raw sewage to speed up immune response!
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Honeycove91 May 4, 2026 +61
South Carolina Measles Outbreak #2: Electric Boogaloo
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Kevin686766 May 4, 2026 +9
Maybe there should be " FREEDOM STATES ". Anyone can move to a state that Bans doctors from providing basic vaccinations. Bans everything that involves reproductive organs such as abortions or sex change. Makes it a crime to practice any non approved religion. Ignores the writing on the Statue of Liberty about immigration. Bans p***. Bans disparaging comments about the current administration. Basically it would be States that have complete freedom for the people living there. They could even have a border wall around those states to keep anyone from coming in with vaccinations or leaving without.
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birdsofpaper May 5, 2026 +7
Can… can we help people in them move into the ones that believe in science? Because moving’s expensive. Asking for a me. 😂
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nrith May 4, 2026 +16
Healthy Saluda county.
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pringleb May 4, 2026 +1
You beat me to it!
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Gilgamesh-Enkidu May 4, 2026 +7
Yeah Buddy. Vaccines were so effective that people had forgotten about the diseases that they eliminated. And now people would rather listen to some guy in YouTube instead of an actual professional on the issue. 
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Time-Industry-1364 May 5, 2026 +6
Waiting for RFK to take a sample of measles, grow it in a Petri dish, then snort it.
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VariationDry May 5, 2026 +6
I'm sure he has. 
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galaapplehound May 5, 2026 +4
But his parents probably got his ass vaccinated so he'd be fine.
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VariationDry May 5, 2026 +4
Most of the anti vaxxers were vaccinated. That's why they aren't dead. 
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