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Hundreds vaccinated after measles emergency in New York

The World Health Organization has warned that the growing anti-vaccine movement in richer nations constitutes a top-10 global health threat. [AFP]

A New York county which declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak is on the "right path" after administering hundreds of vaccinations in two days, the chief of the US district said on Friday.

Under the emergency, Rockland County banned non-vaccinated minors from public places in a bid to prevent the once-eliminated disease from spreading.

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