After Measles Outbreak, de Blasio Declares Health Emergency in Parts of Brooklyn
New York City on Tuesday declared a health emergency following a measles outbreak in the Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn
New York City on Tuesday declared a public health emergency following a measles outbreak in the Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn.
Mayor
Bill de Blasio said that the city would require unvaccinated
individuals living in select ZIP codes in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to
receive the measles vaccine as the city escalated its efforts to stem
one of the largest measles outbreaks in decades.
The mayor said that the city would issue violations and possibly fines for those who did not comply.
“This
is the epicenter of a measles outbreak that is very, very troubling and
must be dealt with immediately,” Mr. de Blasio said at a news
conference in Williamsburg, adding, “The measles vaccine works. It is
safe, it is effective, it is time-tested.”
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“What about the people who clean and sweep in the school?” argued Kamenetzky. “They are mostly Mexican and are unvaccinated. If there was a problem, the children would already have gotten sick.” “I see vaccinations as the problem. It’s a hoax. Even the Salk vaccine [against polio] is a hoax. It is just big business.” |