Topic
Measles Outbreak
17 published works
Employment Law Lookout
Measles Is on the Rise. Have You Reviewed Your Vaccine Policies Since Covid?
By: Shardé Skahan, Dawn Solowey, Mackenzie Mullin and Melissa Ortega Seyfarth Synopsis: With the US on the brink of losing its elimination-of-measles status, forward-thinking employers should take the time to…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Measles in 2025: Prevention, Prophylaxis, and Workplace Policies
Quick Hits The CDC recommends that employers immediately notify health authorities if an employee is exposed to measles. The CDC also recommends employers exclude exposed employees without immunity from the…
The Right Coast
Rise of measles linked with emergence of large cities 2500 years ago | New Scientist
The measles virus crossed over to people from cattle around 500 BC, supporting the idea that it could only get established as a human disease once large enough cities had…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
6 FAQs on Measles in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know
On May 17, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 880 individual cases of measles had been confirmed in 23 states across the country in 2019.…
School Law
Measles Outbreak and Implications for Connecticut Schools
By Julie C. Fay, Lauren A. Cullen, William J. Roberts
Measles is spreading rapidly across the United States. As of April 26, the CDC has confirmed 704 individual cases of measles in 22 states. CDC, Measles Cases and Outbreaks. This…
Cruise Law News
St. Lucia Quarantines Cruise Ship Over Measles Case: Scientology Connection?
By Jim Walker
Yesterday, St. Lucia quarantined a cruise ship after a case of measles was confirmed on board, according to NBC News and the Washington Post. The government of this Caribbean island stated that…
Religion Clause
Latest NYC Emergency Measles Order Upheld
In C.F. v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2019 NYLJ LEXIS 1419 (Kings Cty. Sup. Ct., April 3, 2019), a New York state trial court judge has…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Measles outbreaks increase, with cases hitting highest level since 2000
Almost two decades after public health officials declared them eradicated from this nation’s children, measles infections have returned with a vengeance to the United States, rising to the highest level…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Measles Misinformation Gets an Immigration Twist
The measles outbreak has been in the news. Not surprisingly given the climate, immigrants have been blamed for the outbreak. Factcheck.org puts the lie to the test:"A Facebook meme incorrectly…
Religion Clause
State of Emergency To Combat Measles Ended By Court
As previously reported, in late March Rockland County, New York declared a state of emergency to combat a growing measles outbreak. It banned any person under 18 who has not…