Photo Assignment: Measles Outbreak
South Carolina Works To Contain Biggest US Measles Outbreak In Decades (2.6.26)
(Photos by Sean Rayford for Getty Images)
Spartanburg County recently became home to the largest U.S. measles outbreak in decades, so I headed to the Upstate on assignment to photograph a mobile vaccination clinic. Some assignments are exciting and some are pretty boring. Two people came to receive vaccinations During the three hours the clinic was open. It was a slow day and I photographed a lot of signs and words. Here’s a few photos from the assignment.
Measles in the news: updated, September 18, 2026
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