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Emergency Declared in NY over Measles: Unvaccinated Barred from Public Spaces:
Plagued by a tenacious outbreak of measles that began last October, New York's Rockland County declared a state of emergency Tuesday and issued a directive barring unvaccinated children from all public spaces.
Effective at midnight Wednesday, March 27, anyone aged 18 or younger who has not been vaccinated against the measles is prohibited from public spaces in Rockland for 30 days or until they get vaccinated. Public spaces are defined broadly in the directive as any places:
[W]here more than 10 persons are intended to congregate for purposes such as civic, governmental, social, or religious functions, or for recreation or shopping, or for food or drink consumption, or awaiting transportation, or for daycare or educational purposes, or for medical treatment. A place of public assembly shall also include public transportation vehicles, including but not limited to, publicly or privately owned buses or trains...
The directive follows an order from the county last December that barred unvaccinated children from schools that did not reach a minimum of 95 percent vaccination rate. That order—and the directive issued today—are intended to thwart the long-standing outbreak, which has sickened 153 people, mostly children.
What were they waiting for? A pox on them all?
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 27 2019, @01:51PM (3 children)
That was the first thing I thought when I heard Rockland County.
There's a bunch of towns made up of disciples of several Jewish kings who hold court in Brooklyn, the ones who can't afford NYC live in Rockland County with their 20 children each.
They vote in block to strip all government services, like schools, that they would have to pay taxes for. But they do love welfare benefits.
I read the town of Mahwah NJ recently fired their mayor, who in their eyes wasn't doing enough to prevent their intended expansion there.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 27 2019, @02:25PM (2 children)
The world belongs to those who reproduce.
Think on that. The religions knew this thousands of years ago.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 27 2019, @05:34PM (1 child)
Well seeing as humans are pretty much genetically identical around the world except for superficial skin and hair colors I'd say your statement is incredibly ignorant. Oh look, it came from religions, it all makes sense now.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 28 2019, @04:55AM
Human cultures and loyalties are not identical.
You are far too fixated on race to think clearly about this.
Do you know how politics works? Voting?