A dangerous virus has spread to 18 states so far this year and health officials confirmed 3 cases here in New York. The latest case involves a 5-year-old child.
Campers and staff are being encouraged to get vaccinated to protect others who attend summer camps across the state. Some camps are making it mandatory.
The state Department of Health has released a statement saying that a healthcare worker from the Queensbury-based Hudson Healthwaters Health Network has been diagnosed with measles and you could be at risk.
I remember before going to school we had to get our vaccines, the MMR was the first one that comes to mind. We weren't even allowed into school, if I remember correctly, if we couldn't prove we were vaccinated for Measles, Mumps, & Rubella. Seems as if 3 students at UAlbany didn't keep their vaccines up to date.