By County Executive Ed Day This week I took another logical step in dealing with our measles outbreak; I asked for the Federal governmentโs help in preventing the next outbreak we might face. As many of you know, our outbreak began last October when seven travelers from overseas visited Rockland while they were infected with […]
NEW CITY, NY – – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert encourage residents six months and older to get a free measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine on Friday, April 12, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at the Monsey WIC office, located at 23 Robert Pitt Drive, Suite […]
To the Editor, With better secular education comes a better society. Measles and misinformation about immunization are perfect examples. County Executive Ed Dayโs โDeclaration of a Local State of Emergencyโ is sound action to protect the public against a serious, highly contagious disease, measles. Parents found disregarding this directive can face a misdemeanor penalty, for […]