(CNN) A ban on unvaccinated children in public places in Rockland County, New York, was put on hold by a state judge on Friday. The controversial ban went into effect late last month in an effort to contain an outbreak of measles that began in October. Judge Rolf Thorsen scheduled a hearing for April 19 and said the county is temporarily blocked from enforcing the ban. "And petitioners' children are hereby permitted to return to their respective schools forthwith and otherwise to assemble in public places," he wrote. The suits said the declaration caused "children to be denied attendance at nursery programs and schools and has effectively prohibited their movement and denied them the right to congregate and assemble in public places."

Source: CNN April 05, 2019 22:41 UTC