NY measles outbreak traced to ultra-Orthodox Jewish community

[Morphine Prince 109,926]

A measles outbreak in this suburban New York county has sickened scores of people and alarmed public health experts who fear it may be a harbinger of the growing influence of the anti-vaccine movement. But it has also intensified long-smoldering tensions between the rapidly expanding and insular ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and secular society. 

The authorities here in Rockland County have traced the spread of measles to ultra-Orthodox families whose children have not been vaccinated.

And so some residents say they now wipe public bus seats and cross the street when they see ultra-Orthodox Jews. Hasidic leaders said they feared not only a rise in anti-Semitism but an invasion of their cloistered community by the authorities under the guise of public health.

On Tuesday, county officials took the extraordinary step of announcing a state of emergency, barring unvaccinated children under 18 from public places, including restaurants, shopping centers, houses of worship and schools.

[AJRocketMan 2,684]

I hate the fact that kids have to suffer and possibly die for the idiocy of their parent's choices.

[Sepsami 21,065]

antivaxing shouldn't even be legal tbh 

[JustinTrudeau 2,419]

So wait, did they not vaccine because of religious purposes or by choice? I'm not too familiar with their rules.

[PunkTheFunk 125,733]

1 hour ago, JustinTrudeau said:

So wait, did they not vaccine because of religious purposes or by choice? I'm not too familiar with their rules.

That's the same thing

[rumours 45,521]

2 hours ago, Morphine Prince said:

The authorities here in Rockland County have traced the spread of measles to ultra-Orthodox families whose children have not been vaccinated.