New York hit by measles outbreak

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.

The county is experiencing New York’s longest measles outbreak since the disease was officially eliminated from the United States in 2000. Health officials say the best way to stop the disease’s spread is a high vaccination rate. A judge recently denied parents’ request to let 44 unvaccinated children return to school.