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Rockland County, New York Banning Unvaccinated Minors From Public Places To Combat Measles Outbreak

March 26, 2019 / 2:25 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia

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NEW CITY, N.Y. (CBS/AP) — A county in New York City's northern suburbs is banning unvaccinated minors from public places to fight a measles outbreak that has infected more than 150 people since October. Rockland County Executive Ed Day plans to discuss details Tuesday at a news conference on the state of emergency that is being declared.

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