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The number of measles cases in the United States has risen to nearly 700 — the highest annual number recorded since 2000, when the disease was declared eliminated in the country. Many of those cases can be traced to ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in New York.
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On today’s episode:
Sarah Maslin Nir, who covers New York City for The New York Times.
Background reading:
Officials in New York have taken extraordinary measures to fight the measles outbreak, including $1,000 fines and bans on unvaccinated children in public.
The outbreak has some Orthodox Jewish communities fearing a rise in anti-Semitism.
How is measles transmitted? How safe is the vaccine? Here are answers to some questions about the disease.
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Sarah Maslin Nir, Tyler Pager and Donald G. McNeil Jr. contributed reporting.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/podcasts/the-daily/measles-outbreak-new-york.html
2019-04-26 10:02:08Z
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