New York has declared a state of emergency because of a measles outbreak. 150 cases out of 8.623 million people. That is roughly off the top of my head something like 0.002% of the population. Since when is Measles a dangerous disease?? I mean bad teeth, Gum trees, bad drivers, and a whole lot more causes of death are more dangerous.
New York district bans unvaccinated children from public places as measles spreads Updated yesterday at 1:07pm
A county in New York has banned unvaccinated children under the age of 18 from public places to fight a measles outbreak that has infected more than 150 people.Key points:A state of emergency was declared by local officials, who hope to encourage parents to vaccinate their childrenParents, not children, will be the focus of the ban, officials saidIt is unclear how it will work as people will not be stopped in the street and asked for proof of vaccinationsRockland County is experiencing New York state's longest measles outbreak since the disease was officially eliminated from the United States in 2000.A state of emergency was declared by local officials, who hope to persuade parents to have their children vaccinated to reverse the trajectory of the disease's spread.
