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Cassidy says Trump needs to be "radically honest" on vaccines amid measles outbreak

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana urged the president to be "radically honest" when he's speaking about vaccines, as the U.S. this year has recorded the most measles cases in more than three decades.

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New Yorkdeclares disaster emergency in response to measles outbreakGov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency in response to the ongoing measles outbreak in New York.

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New York governor declares measles emergencyNEW YORK — Facing a surge of measles cases in New York state’s rural counties, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order on Monday allowing paramedics, pharmacists, midwives and other non-physicians to administer vaccines. Hochul’s decision to declare a “state disaster emergency” comes amid the nation’s worst measles outbreak in more than 30…

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