Prevention & avoidable harm
MCIR immunization coverage by county and active FDA food + drug recalls — the avoidable-harm view of {STATE.name} health. What can be prevented before it becomes an outbreak or a hospitalization.
South Carolina Vaccination Coverage — MCIR Childhood & Adult Rates
Source: South Carolina Care Improvement Registry (MCIR) · MDHHS · live via /api/vaccination
South Carolina Care Improvement Registry (MCIR) vaccination coverage for children 19–35 months and adults. County-level rates for MMR, DTaP, polio, HPV, and more.
MCIR is South Carolina's statewide vaccination database — every shot given to anyone in MI since the 1990s gets recorded there. The target for childhood "complete by age 36 months" coverage is 90%+. South Carolina's actual rate hovers around 75–78% statewide, with some counties below 50%. Lower coverage opens the door to outbreaks of measles, whooping cough, and chickenpox.
- Parents: ask your pediatrician to check your child's record in MCIR — it follows them across providers.
- Adults: yearly flu shot · COVID booster if 65+ or high-risk · Tdap every 10 years · shingles after 50 · pneumococcal at 65.
- Free or low-cost vaccines: Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, county health departments, and Federally Qualified Health Centers.
- For a copy of your own record: https://mcir.org/public/personal-records/
South Carolina FDA Recalls — Food, Drug, Medical Device (Active Today)
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) · live via /api/recalls
Active FDA recalls of food, drugs, and medical devices that affect South Carolina residents. Trailing 90-day list with product, firm, and reason.
The FDA classifies recalls into three classes: Class I (reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death), Class II (temporary or medically reversible adverse effects), Class III (unlikely to cause adverse effects). National recalls almost always affect South Carolina because most food, drugs, and devices are distributed nationwide.
- Check the FDA recall search at https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts
- If you have a recalled product: stop using it, take a photo for your records, and follow the return/refund instructions.
- For drug recalls: do not stop a prescribed medication without first contacting your doctor or pharmacist.
- Sign up for free FDA recall email alerts: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/subscribe-recall-alerts