Health official’s endorsement comes as South Carolina faces hundreds of cases and US risks losing elimination status

A leading U.S. health official is urging people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states.

An outbreak in South Carolina in the hundreds has surpassed the recorded case count in Texas’ 2025 outbreak, and there is also one on the Utah-Arizona border.

Health official’s endorsement comes as South Carolina faces hundreds of cases and US risks losing elimination status

“Not all illnesses are equally dangerous and not all people are equally susceptible,” he told CNN. “But measles is one you should get your vaccine.”