<p>New York governor says case is ‘devastating reminder of what’s at stake’ when vaccine protections are eroded</p><p>A child in rural northern New York has died after contracting measles, marking the state’s first death from the disease in 30 years, state officials announced on Monday.</p><p>The child died in Lewis county, about 93 miles (150km) north of Syracuse, New York governor Kathy Hochul said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/03/new-york-child-measles-death-first-in-30-years">Continue reading...</a>
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New York child dies from measles in state’s first fatal case in 30 years
<p>New York governor says case is ‘devastating reminder of what’s at stake’ when vaccine protections are eroded</p><p>A child in rural northern New York has died after contracting measles, marking the state’s first death from the disease in 30 years, state officials announced on Monday.</p><p>The child died in Lewis county, about 93 miles (150km) north of Syracuse, New York governor Kathy Hochul said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/03/new-york-child-measles-death-first-in-30-years">Continue reading...</a>