A record-breaking measles outbreak in the US has ended. It may have helped drive a spike in vaccination rates - CNN

State health officials declared the South Carolina measles outbreak — the largest in the U.S. in decades, with nearly 1,000 confirmed cases over about six months — to be over. Officials and reporting note the outbreak may have driven a notable spike in vaccinations across the state. The episode underscores how local vaccine hesitancy and misinformation create immunity gaps, while also showing that severe outbreaks can sometimes prompt increased uptake and strengthen community protection.