We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development New York declares statewide disaster emergency as measles cases rise New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday as a measles outbreak spreads through under-immunised rural communities, with 108 cases reported this year. The order expands who can administer MMR vaccines and comes as neighbouring Pennsylvania battles an outbreak that has killed five people. FILE symptoms stands outside a South Carolina Department of Public Health Mobile Health Unit in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on February 6, 2026. © Jayla Whitfield-Anderson, New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday over a measles outbreak, the first such declaration by a US state since cases began surging in 2025.
The state also expanded the pool of health professionals allowed to administer measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccines as cases rise in rural communities. New York has reported 108 measles cases this year through October 3, including 92 since July 15 in under-immunised rural communities across 18 counties, well above typical annual levels, according to the executive order. Read moreTrump pushes rethink of school vaccine mandates and MMR shots Neighbouring Pennsylvania is battling a fast-spreading outbreak, with 977 cases and five deaths as of October 2, mostly in rural counties that border New York, the order said.
The order allows registered nurses to order tests for suspected measles and pharmacists to vaccinate children as young as two. It also requires all MMR vaccinations to be reported to state or New York City immunisation registries within 72 hours, while waiving adults' consent for such reporting. Vaccination itself still requires the consent of the patient or a legal guardian.
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