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A nurse prepares the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York. Several measles outbreaks in New York state are contributing to this year's unusually high measles rates.

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Measles Outbreak 'Accelerates,' Health Officials Warn

5:49pm April 15, 2019

This year, the U.S. has confirmed 550 measles cases so far. A recent spike is connected to an outbreak in New York City and New York State, but there are outbreaks in four other states too.

More than 285 cases of the measles have been reported in New York since October. Nearly all are associated with people who live in the Williamsburg or Borough Park neighborhoods of Brooklyn.

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New York Declares Health Emergency As Measles Spreads In Parts Of Brooklyn

8:07pm April 09, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

"We cannot allow this dangerous disease to make a comeback here in New York City. We have to stop it now," Mayor Bill de Blasio said, announcing an order that calls for mandatory vaccinations.

A measles vaccination campaign in Manila, Philippines, this year. The measles vaccine is believed to confer an additional benefit beyond immunity to the measles virus. Vaccinations against other diseases — polio, tuberculosis, typhoid — may also confe

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The Unintended Benefits Of Vaccines

10:08pm March 04, 2019

by Susan Brink

For decades, scientists have observed an extraordinarily positive side effect among children who receive the measles vaccine. Researchers are now finding that other vaccines confer added protections.