The New York City Board of Health voted to extend an order for mandatory measles vaccinations and fines for noncompliance in certain areas of Brooklyn
The New York City Board of Health voted unanimously Wednesday to extend an order for mandatory measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations and fines for noncompliance in certain ZIP Codes in Brooklyn, where a measles outbreak began last fall in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.
The city health commissioner’s order, initially issued on April 9 when the city declared a public-health emergency for the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, mandates that anyone who lives or works in the 11205, 11206, 11211 and 11249 ZIP Codes be vaccinated...
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