The Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov School, where a measles outbreak infected more than 20 people, in Brooklyn, New York on March 7, 2019. The outbreak occurred after an unvaccinated child, who was not showing symptoms, went to school.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.A student who contracted measles has infected 21 other people with ties to a Jewish school in New York City, according to health officials.
In December, the health department issued a mandatory directive that schools in selected zip codes in Borough Park and Williamsburg exclude students who had not gotten measles-mumps-rubella vaccines.But the Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov in Williamsburg"went out of compliance" and allowed an unvaccinated student with measles to attend school, according to the health department.
“The increase in measles cases in Orthodox Jewish communities of Brooklyn demonstrates the importance of getting children vaccinated on time to prevent measles and not put other children at risk,” said Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot in a statement.
No one has the right to infect others. Either get vaccinated or stay home!
The parents of the infected child should have to pay for all of the medical expenses for all the children they infected.
jwgop This is gross irresponsibility, get the damn vaccine !!!
Great education on how pandemics work.
newclyde2 BuildTheDamnWall
It's because the religious Jews refuse to get their kids vaccinated. I don't feel bad. It's their own fault!
Did any of those who got sick from the measles already have vaccinations ?
How's Ebola doing?
newclyde2 Don’t worry about getting vaccinations!! Idiots.
there are senseless vaccinations (like bird flu) and meaningful vaccinations (like measles). and conspiracy doesn't heal
Ok the school allowed unvaccinated kids to travel to Israel for a school trip, when they were told only vaccinated kids could go.
They are pretty strict about getting vaccinations. The first case was an unvaccinated child that traveled to Israel, but they don’t mention the age.
If more than 100 people in Brooklyn got infected with the measles is the article implying that those 100+ people were not vaccinated themselves?
Get. vaccinated.
All the parents who chose not to vaccinate their children and caused this outbreak should be charged with assaulting the people who caught the disease from their child. They should also have to pay 100% of the bills Especially those who couldn't be vaccinated for medical reasons.
Nick Sefayn nick.sefayanglobalserviceresources.com has started a LA County & CA State cover-up, illegal County experiment, stealing a data from the homeless and disabled, This person has violated the federal law HIPAA and public housing privacy rights.
Avoiding the Burg
Thanks Trump for spreading fake news on vaccinations.
Everyone should have been vaccinated, then they wouldn’t be sick. They chose not to and that is their choice. But don’t be surprised by the outcome.
The article fails to discuss whether or not there are any common denominators among the other 87 patients.
Illegal alien most likely.
Can north america not get its act together and make vaccination mandatory already? These anti Vax nuts are costing everyone a ton of $$$.
Wow! Sorry for the others who got sick.
What year is it?