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NY measles spread prompts 'disaster' emergency, health commissioner…
Pennsylvania's outbreak has passed eleven hundred cases and a sixth death, while the CDC's national tally still shows only two; the counts clearly disagree.
At a glance
- First reported by Gothamist: “NY measles spread prompts 'disaster' emergency. It didn't have to be this way, health commissioner says.”
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 9:28 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: NY.
- BBN covered this story before: DHS piles on Hochul and Mamdani over 16,000 migrants (October 12).
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNew York has declared a disaster-level emergency over spreading measles, and the state health commissioner says it didn't have to be this way.
The story so far
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- NY measles spread prompts 'disaster' emergency, health commissioner… (this story)
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