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New York declares state of emergency over measles outbreak
Original: Measles outbreak prompts state of emergency in New York
A measles outbreak in New York has led authorities to declare a state of emergency in an effort to contain the spread of the virus. The measure signals growing concern among health officials about the outbreak's reach and comes amid wider public attention to declining vaccination rates and the resurgence of a disease once considered eliminated in the United States.
Why now: Health authorities have taken the unusually strong step of declaring a state of emergency in response to the measles outbreak.
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- Measles outbreak prompts state of emergency in New York · Northeastern Global News
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