New York governor declares measles emergency

By: Shalina Chatlani

Outlets: Stateline

Published: October 6, 2026

Words: 791

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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NEW YORK — Facing a surge of measles cases in New York state’s rural counties, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order on Monday allowing paramedics, pharmacists, midwives and other non-physicians to administer vaccines.

Hochul’s decision to declare a “state disaster emergency” comes amid the nation’s worst measles outbreak in more than 30 years and an eruption in neighboring Pennsylvania that is the largest that any single state has experienced since the …

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