It’s becoming very apparent that we failed to learn a key lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic: infectious diseases aren’t partisan; they will come for us all. While Donald Trump and RFK Jr. play their little partisan games over the measles outbreak, the disease is spreading. Spinning conspiracy theories, falsely claiming that the government has it […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Monday declared the first statewide disaster emergency this year over a measles outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people.
"I am declaring a State Disaster Emergency to strengthen our ongoing efforts to confront this disease," Kathy Hochul said.
The state has had 108 cases this year, the most since 2019. The declaration comes amid a national resurgence of the highly contagious viral illness.
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