MMR: county bans unvaccinated children from public places

Rockland County, NY, is suffering the longest measles outbreak since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000

Child being vaccinated
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Officials in a county in New York state have taken the unprecedented step of banning unvaccinated children from entering public places, amid a spike in measles cases.

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