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I'm curious, if the outbreak was concentrated among the ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods of New York, how do the Israelis handle vaccination among their own Orthodox populations?
Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Was not going to start a thread on this, but since it has been posted, NY has eliminated their Religious Exemption for schools, BUT NJ, Ct., and PA (also has Philosophical Exemption) haven't. Unlike California, NY is a commuter state with Tri State area with mass transit for those who work in NYC. Homeschool is the only solution? Maybe not.
I have been getting calls from RE agents asking me if I want to sell my house in NE PA. One said he has clients from NY looking to move to this area. Although it is a good 2 and a half hour ride on a commuter bus, we do have families who work in NYC and live here in PA in my community.
Second factor? Special Ed Students with IEP's. This falls under the Americans with Disabilities Act. These kids cannot be denied these special services. Heard all about this when my younger daughter was in school and I had to meet with Principal and Board of Education Members. I did read that even California is allowing these Special Needs students to go to public schools unvaccinated. Aware of this? While the Religious Exemption challenge in the courts was dismissed in NY, a separate lawsuit is still pending involving Special Ed Students with IEP's.
My younger 3 year old Grandson has been diagnosed Autistic. Under the law he must receive services; Behavior Therapy, Speech Therapy, and an IEP geared to his disabilities, as in a self contained classroom. While my daughter does vaccinate him, what about other who don't? Tough luck? Americans with Disabilities Act have to be accommodated. This law does not only apply to adults, but children as well.
^^The chickens have hatched, Jo! According to this article, the last case in NYC was in mid-July. https://www.washingtonpost.com/healt...-nearly-years/
The criteria for declaring an outbreak over is no new cases after two incubation periods, that is, six weeks.
I don't know what you're talking about with all these exemptions. The criteria is cases of measles, not vaccination rates.
That was due not only to failure to vaccinate but deliberate exposure of susceptible people to those with measles.
Many folks have taken the vaccine, but I suspect that the disease has just burned through the families who think having the disease is better than being vaccinated.
It will be interesting to see what the final bill is. I would like to know the costs for medical care and the cost to the public health sector.
I'm curious, if the outbreak was concentrated among the ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods of New York, how do the Israelis handle vaccination among their own Orthodox populations?
Not very well, apparently. The outbreaks in NY were imported from Israel.
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