vaccination

The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced Tuesday more than 120 new measles infections have been confirmed in the state since Friday. The total number of cases related to the Upstate outbreak now stands at 434.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health will deploy its Mobile Health Unit to Spartanburg Wednesday and Thursday to help protect residents.

U.S. health officials have made unprecedented changes to childhood vaccine recommendations, alarming pediatricians and other medical experts. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that all children get vaccinated against 11 diseases, down from 18 a year ago.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health is urging all South Carolinians to make sure their vaccinations are up to date as measles cases the Upstate rise and to minimize the risk of other vaccine-preventable diseases.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced Friday one new case of measles in the Upstate, bringing the total number of cases reported in the state this year to 47.

The update brings the total number of people who have gotten sick in the current outbreak to 43 and the total confirmed in South Carolina this year to 46.

The latest report from the South Carolina Department of Public Health brings the total number of measles cases in the state this year to 37.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced Tuesday eight new confirmed cases in the Upstate—bringing the total number of cases in the state this year to 33.

The South Carolina Department of Public health has announced additional dates and locations for residents to receive the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, at no cost, as the total number of confirmed cases in SC this year reaches 25.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Jessica Lozier about new recommendations for pneumonia vaccination.