Rockland County, N.Y., will declare a state of emergency amid a relentless measles outbreak, banning unvaccinated children from entering all public places.
By Lindsey Bever Lindsey Bever General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow March 26 at 1:17 PM A New York county plans to ban unvaccinated children from all public spaces amid a relentless measles outbreak.
Rockland public health authorities have been tracking measles cases amid an unrelenting anti-vaccine movement and outbreaks across the country. Before the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963, most children did contract the illness — an estimated 3 million to 4 million patients each year in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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