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Dec 10 2025
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People who are not vaccinated are almost always infected after they’re exposed to the virus; measles is the most contagious known virus in the world and can hang in the air for hours.
MMR vaccines, given in two doses around a child’s first and fifth birthdays, provide 97% protection against the virus.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
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