New York City declares a public health emergency over the measles outbreak with mandatory vaccinations for exposed people in select zip codes
New York City has declared the measles outbreak affecting the Orthodox Jewish community in Williamsburg to be a public health emergency, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday.
Unvaccinated people living in select zip codes will be required to receive the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, known as MMR, to curtail the outbreak and protect others, he said.Under the mandatory vaccinations, members of the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will check the vaccination records of any individual who may have been in contact with infected patients.
"There's nothing in Talmudic law that prohibits vaccination," said Barbot."We saw only two cases in New York City in 2017, so we have a very serious situation on our hands," said de Blasio."We cannot allow this dangerous disease to make a comeback in this city -- we have to stop it now."
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