Measles outbreak: New York declares health emergency, orders mandatory vaccines | World News, The Indian Express

Measles outbreak: New York declares health emergency, orders mandatory vaccines | World News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |Updated: April 10, 2019 8:58:17 am

Measles outbreak: New York declares health emergency, orders mandatory vaccines

Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency that would require unvaccinated individuals living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to receive the measles vaccine. The mayor said the city would issue violations and possibly fines of $1,000 for those who did not comply.

The Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School, where a measles outbreak infected more than 20 people, in Brooklyn, New York (Demetrius Freeman/The New York Times)

Written by Tyler Pager and Jeffery C. Mays (Nate Schweber contributed reporting.)