Two cases of measles have been reported in New York City, officials have warned.
The Manhattan borough president, Mark Levine, said on Monday that two cases of measles have been identified in the Lower East Side and SoHo areas of Manhattan.
No details have been released on the patients, and it’s unclear if they were NYC residents or traveled from abroad.
Levine said the New York City Department of Health is ‘reaching out to people who may have been exposed to encourage testing.’
These bring NYC’s measles cases for 2025 to 13, just under 2024’s total of 14.
Levine said the overall risk to New Yorkers is low, as the city has one of the country’s highest measles vaccination rates.
According to federal data, 98 percent of kindergarteners in NYC have had both doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, which is 97 percent effective against the disease. And about 93 percent of two-year-olds have gotten their first dose.
However, he warned there are still ‘pockets of resistance’ in the city, mainly among religious groups like the Orthodox Jewish community.
