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Measles Outbreak: Does the Vaccine Received 20 to 50 Years Ago Still Work?

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Ridgewood NJ, the number of measles cases reported this year in the U.S. is already equal to the total for all of 2023, prompting federal health officials to alert doctors and public health officials to possible outbreaks in their communities. So far only 58 cases have been reported across 17 states, including one in Camden County in New Jersey.

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Rockland County Department of Health (RCDOH) has Redoubled Efforts to Combat the Measles Outbreak

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New City NY,  Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Health, Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert issued new Commissioner’s Orders that will be used moving forward to contain the ongoing measles outbreak.

“It is unacceptable to sit back and do nothing as more of our residents fall ill to this deadly disease and court decisions aside, we will never do that,” said County Executive Day. “In 2017, measles killed 110,000 people worldwide, mostly children under the age of 5. And while we have thankfully not seen a death here in Rockland we have seen multiple hospitalizations, including an infant and even a premature birth caused by measles.”

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