What will it take for elected officials across New York _ including Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo himself _ to understand the severe repercussions of allowing people to flout the requirement that school-age children must be vaccinated?
Clearly, an outbreak of more than 600 measles cases statewide hasn't been enough. One yeshiva in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has been linked to more than 40 cases.
Hundreds of passengers on a cruise ship docked in St. Lucia were quarantined because a crew member was diagnosed with the measles. The ship's doctor needed 100 doses of vaccine for the ship's passengers, which apparently is owned by the Church of Scientology. The church hasn't taken an official position on vaccination, although some celebrity members have been vocal vaccine opponents.
