County Executive Ed Day announced the state of emergency at a Tuesday afternoon press conference, saying it would take effect at midnight. At the press conference, Day also criticized vaccination opponents, including some actors, who are ignoring the warnings of the mainstream medical community. Thomas Humbach, attorney for Rockland County, defined public spaces as “any place that people get together for civic, social reasons,” including schools, hospitals, shopping centers, places of business, restaurants and houses of worship ― but not outdoor spaces. More than 300,000 people live in Rockland County, which has reported 153 cases of measles since last October, Day said. Day noted that no “forced vaccinations” would take place in Rockland County.

Source: Huffington Post March 26, 2019 18:01 UTC