ALBANY – Measles is so contagious that if one person has it, up to 90 percent of people close to that person who are not vaccinated will also become infected. That’s why Governor Hochul is expressing her concern.
”At this early stage, I thought it was important to sound the alarm, to provide New Yorkers information and share our plan for stopping the spread of this disease any further.”
She says that getting immunized is the key to stopping the spread, and it’s not political. It’s about protecting the health and safety of New Yorkers.
“If you are not vaccinated, you and your loved ones are very exposed to a possibly deadly disease,” she said.
Health Commissioner Doctor James McDougall says that in his 35 years of practicing pediatric medicine, he’s never had a patient call to complain about a reaction to the shot.
”The measles, mumps, rubella vaccine, the one we use right now, has been around since 1971, and the original measles vaccine has been around since 1963. They are a very safe vaccine,” he emphasized.
Governor Hochul says to stick with the facts.
“Just because you saw it on social media, it does not make it true. Stick with the doctors, stick with the facts. Pushing back on, Washington to try to convince, Secretary Robert Kennedy that he’s wrong is probably a waste of time,” she said.
McDougall had a final thought.
“The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is the best protection. Anything else you’re hearing from anybody else is just noise.”
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