Bloomberg Law
April 9, 2019, 3:30 PM UTCUpdated: April 9, 2019, 8:04 PM UTC

Measles Vaccines Required as New York City Declares Emergency (2)

John Herzfeld
John Herzfeld
Staff Correspondent

New York City declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn with a measles outbreak in Orthodox Jewish communities.

The measure, announced April 9 by Mayor Bill de Blasio (D), means that the city will require unvaccinated people who may have been exposed to measles to receive the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. It applies to selected ZIP codes in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.

The step represents a broadening of the city’s response to the outbreak. More than 280 cases have been reported since October, and incidences have accelerated in the past two months. It came the day after the ...

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