{
  "id": 12231655,
  "title": "New York declares statewide disaster emergency as measles cases rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/new-york-declares-statewide-disaster-emergency-as-measles-cases-rise",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-05T21:23:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261005-new-york-declares-statewide-disaster-emergency-as-measles-cases-rise"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday as a measles outbreak spreads through under-immunised rural communities, with 108 cases reported this year. The order expands who can administer MMR vaccines and comes as neighbouring Pennsylvania battles an outbreak that has killed five people.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "New York Gov. Hochul Issues State Of Emergency Over Measles Cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/new-york-gov-hochul-issues-state-of-emergency-over-measles-cases",
        "published": "2026-10-05T20:01:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "New York state declares measles disaster emergency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/new-york-state-declares-measles-disaster-emergency",
        "published": "2026-10-05T21:42:07.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}