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New York City Orders Williamsburg Residents to Get Vaccinated for Measles or Face $1,000 Fine

posted by martyb on Thursday April 11 2019, @12:06PM   Printer-friendly
from the disease-outbreak-spotted dept.

mrpg writes:

If using the law to corral antivaxxers doesn’t work at first, try, try again. At least, that seems to be the lesson learned by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. On Tuesday, he declared a state of emergency and mandated residents of the Williamsburg neighborhood, where an outbreak of measles has been raging since last fall, get vaccinated for the viral disease. Those who choose not to will risk the penalty of a $1,000 fine.

https://gizmodo.com/new-york-city-orders-williamsburg-residents-to-get-vacc-1833917175

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Thursday April 11 2019, @01:16PM (4 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday April 11 2019, @01:16PM (#827889) Journal

    Good luck collecting anything.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @03:13PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @03:13PM (#827996)

    Of course the resident christian supremacist would also be an insane anti-vaxling. Take off the foxgoggles you stupid old fart.

    • (Score: 1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Thursday April 11 2019, @03:19PM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday April 11 2019, @03:19PM (#828002) Journal

      Dunno about "Christian". The attitude expressed above is more in line with libertarianism. Gubbermint shouldn't be a nanny state, and they have to real authority to dictate any medical procedures. Gubbermint has the right to impose a quarantine, and there, their medical authority ends.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @03:39PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @03:39PM (#828027)

    They could cut their welfare payments. Hit them where it hurts.