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June 14, 2019

As Measles Spreads, New York Ends Religious Exemptions for Vaccinations
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New York state lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill to end religious
exemptions for immunizations, and Governor Andrew Cuomo immediately
signed it into law. The sometimes deadly disease has spread in recent
weeks in Brooklyn and in Rockland County, where vaccination rates in
Orthodox Jewish communities run low. The Centers for Disease Control
reports 2019 has seen the greatest number of measles cases reported in
the U.S. since 1992.


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