Too young for the MMR shot, babies become 'sitting ducks' in measles outbreaks
DEVI SHASTRI and LAURA UNGAR
Associated Press
Updated
Babies too young to be vaccinated are among the most vulnerable in measles outbreaks like the one in South Carolina, which is the largest the U.S. has seen in decades. South Carolina’s outbreak has slowed, but measles is spreading in many states, with 17 outbreaks this year. (AP Video: Mary Conlon)
LANDRUM, South Carolina — With baby Arthur too young for the measles vaccine and a sibling due in June, the Otwells grew nervous when the threat of the highly contagious virus started factoring into their grocery run.
Daren Chandler holds his 12-month-old daughter as she has blood drawn for testing March 17 before receiving a measles shot at Tiger Pediatrics in Easley, S.C.
The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Department of Science Education and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
Build your health & fitness knowledge
Sign up here to get the latest health & fitness updates in your inbox every week!
Daren Chandler holds his 12-month-old daughter as she has blood drawn for testing March 17 before receiving a measles shot at Tiger Pediatrics in Easley, S.C.
