FLASHBACK: In early 2019, NYC put unvaccinated Orthodox Jews on lockdown amid trumped up “measles outbreak”

FLASHBACK: In early 2019, NYC put unvaccinated Orthodox Jews on lockdown amid trumped up “measles outbreak”

Does anyone remember that this happened back in 2019? In hindsight, this feels like the dry run of what became the COVID “pandemic”:

The visitors arrived from Israel in October at the end of Sukkot, a Jewish holiday during which religious congregations gather for meals, prayer, and dance. They brought with them, inadvertently, a case of measles. One exploded into dozens, and over the past six months, health workers have tracked 156 individuals who contracted the disease — the “vast majority,” officials say, impacting the tight-knit community of at least 50,000 Orthodox Jews here.

Facing an outbreak that is now among the largest in the country — and the focus of newfound concerns about a national resurgence of the measles — the Rockland County executive this week took a step seemingly without precedent in the United States. Beginning Wednesday, all unvaccinated children were banned from enclosed public spaces, including schools and synagogues, as part of a 30-day state of emergency. Parents found to have violated the directive could be charged with a misdemeanor and face fines or jail time.”

Author: S. Smith