A New York county has banned unvaccinated children from all public spaces as the state battles its largest measles outbreak in decades. In Rockland County, about 40 miles from Manhattan, there have been more than 150 confirmed cases, according to county health officials. Amid concerns about the growing measles outbreak, Rockland County tried something similar last year. In 2000 – almost four decades after parents began vaccinating their children – measles was declared eliminated in the United States. CDC data shows that from 2000 to 2018, there were an average of 140 measles cases per year in the United States.

Source: National Post March 27, 2019 12:19 UTC