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Child dies of measles in New York, state's first such death in 30 years
A child in rural northern New York has died after contracting measles, marking the state's first death from the disease in 30 years, state officials announced Monday. The child died in Lewis County, about 93 miles (150 kilometres) north of Syracuse, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. The US stopped the domestic spread of measles in 2000 by maintaining high vaccination rates, but they have fallen in recent years to below the 95 per cent coverage needed to prevent outbreaks of the viral disease. Hochul, a D…
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