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4 outlets · filed 5 October 2026

New York governor declares state of emergency after spike in measles cases

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The deadly outbreak in Pennsylvania is its largest in more than three decades, and confirmed cases in New York are up The New York governor, Kathy Hochul, declared a state of emergency on Monday in response to a dramatic spike in measles cases in the state.

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Both outlets frame the story around New York’s disaster declaration in response to rising measles cases, and both mention broader vaccine or outbreak context. France 24 is the only one to give a case count and to note that the order expands who can administer MMR vaccines, while Al Jazeera uniquely foregrounds the US history of measles elimination and later resurgences linked to declining vaccination rates.

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