Erika Edwards

Measles cases in the U.S. are spreading beyond mostly schoolkids and their families.

Fifty-two children have died of the flu so far this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday, seemingly putting pediatric deaths on track to outpace last season's record-breaking high.

Measles in South Carolina has spread to at least 789 people, surpassing the 2025 West Texas outbreak that sickened 762 people and killed two young girls.

The leading group of pediatricians issued its annual guidelines for children's vaccines, the first major break from the CDC's proposed vaccine schedule in 30 years.

The U.S. has terminated its partnership with the World Health Organization, opting instead to work directly with other countries and private groups on global health matters.

Measles has been spreading in the U.S. for a year, a milestone that could mean the virus can no longer be considered eliminated.

The fast-moving South Carolina measles outbreak has spread to Clemson University.“An individual affiliated with the University” has been confirmed by the state’s Department of Public Health to have come down with the contagious disease.“The individual has isolated per DPH requirements, and DPH is conducting contact tracing with individuals who may have been exposed and outlining isolation and quarantine protocols,” the agency said in a statement.

The fast-moving South Carolina measles outbreak has spread to Clemson University.

On Friday, South Carolina health department said 124 measles cases were diagnosed since Tuesday, bringing the state total since the outbreak began last fall to 558.

The number of reported measles cases in South Carolina is skyrocketing — and spilling into other states

The flu is hitting children especially hard this season.