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New York, epicenter of measles outbreak, bans religious exemptions for vaccines [View all]
New York officially ended religious exemptions for school vaccines Thursday as the state grapples with its largest measles outbreak in years.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) signed the legislation into law Thursday evening after it passed in the state’s Senate and Assembly, ending years of gridlock over the issue.
“We’re putting science ahead of misinformation about vaccines and standing up for the rights of immunocompromised children and adults, pregnant women and infants who can’t be vaccinated through no fault of their own,” state Sen. Brad Hoylman (D) said in a statement
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