POMONA – There are 40 confirmed cases of measles in Rockland County with 11 other suspected cases. Most are among school children.
With a large number in or near the Village of New Square, county Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert has issued new restrictions.
“Effective Monday, November 5, all schools within the Village of New Square and any school with less than 70 percent vaccination rate to MMR – measles, mumps and rubella, within the geographical area that is effected by the measles outbreak, and that is Spring Valley and Monsey, they will be required to keep unvaccinated or under-vaccinated students home until 21 days have passed since the last confirmed case of measles in Rockland,” she said.
That is in addition to a letter Dr. Ruppert issued on October 18, to schools that were attended by students with confirmed cases of measles, that un- or under-vaccinated students remain home.
The health department will hold measles, mumps, rubella vaccination clinics on:
Thursday, November 1 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Community Outreach Center in Monsey
Friday, November 2, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Community Outreach Center in Monsey
Sunday, November 4 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the mobile van in the upper parking lot at 728 North Main Street in Spring Valley hosted by Refuah Health Center
Tuesday, November 6, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Darden Center in Spring Valley.
