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measles
NYC Health Department: Yeshivas Must Exclude Unvaccinated Students or Risk Being Shut Down
Erin Ben-Moche
April 8, 2019
Should parents vaccinate their children? One pediatrician thinking about measles
Jewish Journal
February 9, 2015
Every pediatrician, each in his or her own way, faces those few parents who are afraid to immunize their children. It’s not a dramatic moment. Fairly early in the process of getting to know who this patient is, a parent will say, “It’s too much.” Or, “It will overwhelm his immune system.”
California lawmakers seek to end ‘personal belief’ vaccine exemptions
Jewish Journal
February 5, 2015
Responding to an outbreak of measles that has infected more than 100 people, two California lawmakers said on Wednesday they would introduce legislation to end the right of parents in the state to exempt their children from school vaccinations based on personal beliefs.
Los Angeles area daycare center shuts down after baby contracts measles
Jewish Journal
February 3, 2015
A daycare center at a Southern California high school has been closed and more than a dozen infants placed under three-week quarantine after a baby enrolled in the program was diagnosed with measles, a school district official said on Monday.
My son is too young to be vaccinated
Jewish Journal
February 3, 2015
I remember when I read the news on January 5th about measles being linked to Disneyland visits between December 15-20, 2014.
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