Measles Outbreak Reaches 146 Cases In Rockland County

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — A new measles case brings the total of 146 confirmed cases of measles in Rockland County as well as 2 suspected cases that the Rockland County Department of Health is continuing to investigate.

If there are no new measles cases within 21 days of yesterday, when the active case was reported, the county health commissioner would lift a public health order and allow un- and undervaccinated children to go back to all schools in the 10952 and 10977 zip codes where the vaccination rate is lower than 95 percent.

Parents of affected students at Green Meadow Waldorf School are suing to get the ban lifted from their school.

"Their children have been excluded from school for more than three months," said attorney Michael Sussman. "The school they attend has not experienced a single case of measles. We believe that state law forbid exclusions of students EXCEPT WHERE the school they attend has an outbreak of a communicable disease."

SEE:

• School Parents Sue Rockland Over Measles Restrictions
• Judge Won't Issue Injunction For Rockland Anti-Vaxxers