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New York measles emergency recalled Rockland County outbreak
Original: How NY measles disaster emergency compares to prior Rockland outbreak
New York has issued a disaster emergency in response to a measles outbreak, prompting comparisons to the 2018-19 outbreak in Rockland County, where officials declared a state of emergency and banned unvaccinated children from public places. Observers are weighing how the current measures echo, or differ from, that earlier and legally contested response.
Why now: A newly declared disaster emergency has revived memories of Rockland County's controversial measles response.
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- How NY measles disaster emergency compares to prior Rockland outbreak · The Journal News | lohud.com
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