A pediatric practice in South Carolina is reportedly turning away unvaccinated patients as part of a new policy that seeks to protect patients with a weakened immune system. “Having unvaccinated children coming to a pediatric office where lots of children are at a very high-risk for contracting vaccine-related diseases just seems inappropriate,” Dr. Marc Bahan, a physician at CPG Pediatrics at Carolina Forest, told WMBF-TV. According to WMBF, the practice said their policy is in line with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines. Several states are mulling a change to vaccination exemption policies in an effort to tamp down on the outbreaks. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe highly contagious virus was eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, but recent outbreaks have tallied 159 cases across 10 states so far this year, with the vast majority occurring in unvaccinated patients.

Source: Fox News February 27, 2019 16:15 UTC