Officials Report 90 New Cases Of Measles All But Guaranteeing 2019 Will Be Worst Year This Century Has Seen

While 20 states have reported cases, New York -- in particular, ultra-Orthodox Jewish community that lives in Brooklyn -- has been the epicenter of the outbreak. The infections test the boundaries between religious freedom and protection of public health. Meanwhile, the boom in cases in America is mirrored worldwide: globally there are four times as many measles cases so far this year as there were at the same time last year.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2Xnb9gB