A New York county which declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak is on the 'right path' after administering hundreds of vaccinations in two days, the chief of the US district said on Friday. Under the emergency, Rockland County banned non-vaccinated minors from public places in
1 / 2The World Health Organization has warned that the growing anti-vaccine movement in richer nations constitutes a top-10 global health threatThe World Health Organization has warned that the growing anti-vaccine movement in richer nations constitutes a top-10 global health threat New York - A New York county which declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak is on the"right path" after administering hundreds of vaccinations in two days, the chief of the US district said on...
"We have already seen over 500 in the last couple of days," Rockland County Executive Ed Day said on CNBC TV. Although measles was declared officially eliminated from the United States in 2000, outbreaks have occurred in five states this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
The phenomenon has adherents in several Western nations, including Britain and France, but is particularly high profile in the US.Rockland County, with a population of more than 300,000, had registered 157 cases as of Friday.
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