Upstate Walmart measles exposure prompts public health alert

Public health officials are investigating a potential measles exposure at a Powdersville Walmart amid South Carolina's ongoing Upstate outbreak, which has reached 962 cases. As of Tuesday, 127 people remain in quarantine and eight in isolation, with quarantine ending March 11. In response, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control will operate a Mobile Health Unit to offer free measles–mumps–rubella vaccinations on March 3 at Grace Community Church in Spartanburg. Vaccination remains the best defense, and updates are available on the Measles Dashboard.