[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] ALBANY — After a measles outbreak in Brooklyn and Rockland County and amid growing concerns about the anti-vaccine movement, a pair of state legislators are proposing allowing minors to receive vaccinations without permission from their parents. “We’ve become complacent over the last couple of decades.”That sentiment was amplified recently by the likes of the World Health Organization, which listed “vaccine hesitancy,” as one of the Top 10 global threats. In Rockland County, officials are reporting 145 confirmed cases of measles, with the vast majority of those afflicted aged 18 and under. Of those, four out of five have received no vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella.

Source: New York Times March 11, 2019 23:39 UTC