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A small clinic in Amish country is protecting its most vulnerable patients during a massive measles outbreak by relying on years of carefully built relationships. While politicians argue online, families are turning to the doctors they know and trust.
Nicole Saphier told senators that vaccines don't cause autism and praised the MMR shot as "our greatest tool" against measles. Her testimony comes as measles cases surge to 3,300 this year with four deaths.
After 997 cases, South Carolina officially ended its worst measles outbreak in over 35 years thanks to massive community vaccination efforts. The real win: 82,000 people got vaccinated, with some areas seeing vaccination rates jump 94%.
South Carolina's largest measles outbreak in decades has officially ended after nearly 1,000 cases, and there's encouraging news: vaccination rates are climbing both locally and nationwide. Health officials say the outbreak may have reminded parents why vaccines matter.
A massive community effort in South Carolina stopped the state's largest measles outbreak in over two decades, delivering nearly 4,000 additional vaccines and protecting thousands of children. The outbreak is officially over, showing what's possible when neighbors step up to protect each other.
Federal health experts are heading to South Carolina to help tackle a measles outbreak that's already affected nearly 1,000 people. The good news? Vaccination rates jumped 133% in the hardest-hit county last month.
