New York declares statewide disaster emergency as measles cases rise

A disaster declaration to let more people hold a syringe. The emergency is that the existing rules were the bottleneck.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday as a measles outbreak spreads through under-immunised rural communities, with 108 cases reported this year. The order expands who can administer MMR vaccines and comes as neighbouring Pennsylvania battles an outbreak that has killed five people.

Read it at France 24 ↗

← Front page