This is 100% their fault.
"The RFK Jr. Measles Curve"
— Peter Gleick (@petergleick.bsky.social) 2026-01-28T22:32:57.657Z
South Carolina Measles Outbreak Becomes Largest In U.S. History Since First Elimination
There have already been more U.S. measles cases in the first three weeks of 2026 than there were in all of 2023 and 2024 COMBINED: http://www.jezebel.com/measles-case… #measles #disease #publichealth #quarantine
— Splinter (@splinternews.bsky.social) 2026-01-25T18:31:27.462Z
In a December 16 email to Mother Jones, at which time South Carolina already had more than 100 cases, a spokesperson from HHS downplayed the threat of measles. Now, with 789 cases and counting, the state's current measles outbreak is the nation’s largest since measles was eliminated in 2000.
— Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) 2026-01-28T18:12:18.402Z
When I think about measles I think about the number 1,000. Thats the number that epidemiologists use to explain harm from measles in children. With 1,000 cases, about 200 children will require hospitalization, 50 will develop pneumonia, and one to three will die.South Carolina is at 789.
— Brandy Zadrozny (@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social) 2026-01-28T15:11:43.978Z
Measles cases this year have reached nearly 26% of last year's total cases, which totaled 2,255.
— Forbes (@forbes.com) 2026-01-30T23:05:03Z
Sad! 