[3] The areas of Williamsburg and Borough Park, two Brooklyn neighborhoods with a high concentration of Orthodox Jews, have been most heavily affected.
Prior to this order, the health commissioner had required schools and day care centers in the area to deny service to unvaccinated students to prevent the disease from spreading further.
[10] In April 2019, a state of emergency was declared in Rockland County, and unvaccinated children were barred from public places for 30 days.
[16] As of April 2019, New York was considering legislation to join the seven states and Washington DC that allow children 14 years and older to seek vaccination without parental consent.
The bill had previously been stuck in the Assembly Health Committee led by Richard N. Gottfried, who had stated that he has First Amendment concerns about the idea.
[5] It was reported that the association of the outbreak with the Jewish community led to a rise in instances of antisemitism being expressed in New York.