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South Carolina health official ‘encouraged’ by sharp two‑week drop in measles cases

Wednesday, February 25 by SRN News

Feb 25 (Reuters) - South Carolina has reported lower cases of measles two weeks in a row, offering an encouraging sign that the outbreak may be easing, a state health official said in a briefing on Wednesday. "The hard work and long hours that frontline,... Read More.

Measles cases in South Carolina rise by 6 to 979

Tuesday, February 24 by SRN News

Feb 24 (Reuters) - Measles cases in South Carolina surged to 979 on Tuesday, state health data showed, including six additional infections since Friday. Here are some details: * Officials have warned that the widening outbreak could last weeks or months amid lagging vaccine uptake.... Read More.

Exclusive-South Carolina seeks non-CDC reinforcements to contain growing measles outbreak

Tuesday, February 24 by SRN News

By Julie Steenhuysen and Chad Terhune Feb 24 (Reuters) - A dozen public health experts are arriving in South Carolina to help the state contain the largest U.S. measles outbreak in more than 30 years, but they're not coming from the Centers for Disease Control... Read More.

Body of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is to lie in state in South Carolina

Tuesday, February 24 by SRN News

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be honored at the South Carolina capitol in the state where he was born and where his crusade career as a civil rights activist started in high school by pushing to integrate his local... Read More.

North Carolina fire that killed NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin’s father ruled accidental; cause unknown

Saturday, February 21 by SRN News

GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina house fire that killed NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin's father and injured his mother has been ruled accidental but it's still unclear what started it. A report released by Gaston County Emergency Management & Fire Services said the... Read More.

Memorial services for Rev. Jesse Jackson expanded to include South Carolina and Washington, DC

Friday, February 20 by SRN News

CHICAGO (AP) - Memorial services honoring the life of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be expanded beyond Chicago with events in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina, the late civil rights leader's organization announced Thursday. Jackson, a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King... Read More.

Without nationwide rules, South Carolina lawmakers move to keep college athlete payments secret

Thursday, February 19 by SRN News

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - One by one, South Carolina senators stood up at the Statehouse this week, saying they didn't want to wade into the rules about paying college athletes, but they couldn't bear to see their Gamecocks or Tigers left behind on the... Read More.

US to host G20 finance meeting in North Carolina in August and September, Treasury Dept says

Thursday, February 19 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The United States will host meetings of G20 finance officials in Asheville, North Carolina, in late August and September 1, the Treasury Department said in a statement on Thursday. President Donald Trump will host the G20 leaders' summit in... Read More.

FDA’s Makary backs measles vaccinations as South Carolina cases rise

Saturday, February 14 by SRN News

Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary, in an interview on Friday, urged Americans to get vaccinated for measles, as the country faces its largest measles surge in more than three decades. "When we hear about cases of measles in... Read More.

Measles cases in South Carolina rise by 17 to 950, state health department says

Friday, February 13 by SRN News

Feb 13 (Reuters) - South Carolina reported 950 measles cases on Friday, including 17 new infections since Tuesday, a drop in daily cases in the outbreak for the childhood disease. Officials, however, have said that it is still too early to know whether the recent... Read More.

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South Carolina health official ‘encouraged’ by sharp two‑week drop in measles cases

Measles cases in South Carolina rise by 6 to 979

Exclusive-South Carolina seeks non-CDC reinforcements to contain growing measles outbreak

Body of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is to lie in state in South Carolina

North Carolina fire that killed NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin’s father ruled accidental; cause unknown

Memorial services for Rev. Jesse Jackson expanded to include South Carolina and Washington, DC

Without nationwide rules, South Carolina lawmakers move to keep college athlete payments secret

US to host G20 finance meeting in North Carolina in August and September, Treasury Dept says

FDA’s Makary backs measles vaccinations as South Carolina cases rise

Measles cases in South Carolina rise by 17 to 950, state health department says

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