Child’s Measles Death Is New York’s First in 30 YearsA Child’s Death Shows the Cost of Weakening Vaccine ProtectionsHochul Uses Child’s Measles Death to Attack Washington
A young person from Lewis County died after becoming ill with measles, New York officials said on November 2. It marks the state’s first fatality linked to measles in over three decades, amid a statewide outbreak.A young person from Lewis County died after becoming ill with measles on November 2, New York officials said, as the state’s outbreak reached 178 cases this year. It marks the first measles-linked fatality in New York in over three decades.A young person from Lewis County died after becoming ill with measles on November 2, marking New York’s first measles-linked fatality in over three decades. Gov. Kathy Hochul linked the tragedy to federal policy as the state reported 178 cases this year.