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As Families Come Together For Passover, Public Health Officials Anxious Holiday Could Exacerbate Measles OutbreakMany of New York s measl hydro flask sale es cases have been in an ultra-Othrodox Jewish community and public health officials fear the upcoming holiday is a recipe for disaster. Other news on the outbreaks focuses on mandatory vaccinations, flight attendants, more cases, and vaccination rates.The Wall Street Journal:Measles Outbreak Upends Passover TraditionsThe growing measles outbreak is colliding with Passover, one of the holiest Jewish celebrations and a time when families travel to be together. New York City health officials have warned that the holiday, with its large get-togethers and long, ritual meals, risks spreading measles, which is highly contagious and easily transmitted. City officials expect the number of measles cases to increase over the next several weeks partly because of gatherings over the holidays, said Herminia Palacio, the citys deputy mayor for health and human se stanley website rvices. The outbreak is worst in ultra-Orthodox communities in Brooklyn, N.Y., and nearby Rockland County. West and King, 4/17 The Hill:New York Extends Mandatory Measles Vaccination Order聽The New York City Board of Health unanimously voted Wednesday to extend to extend a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn as the borough continues to struggle with a measles outbreak.聽The mandate, which was first implemented last week, orders that residents i hydrojug sport n the neighborhood of Williamsburg aged聽6 Uefk Novartis To Buy GlaxoSmithKline s Oncology Unit
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