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12:14am, 10th April, 2019

New York declares measles emergency, blasts misinformation fueling outbreak

A measles outbreak in Brooklyn, primarily among Orthodox Jewish children, prompted New York City on Tuesday to declare a public health emergency, requiring unvaccinated people in the affected areas to get the vaccine or face fines

New York orders mandatory measles vaccinations, blasts misinformation fueling outbreak

11:22am, 9th April, 2019

US

New York orders mandatory measles vaccinations, blasts misinformation fueling outbreak

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn on Tuesday in response to a measles outbreak, requiring unvaccinated people living in the affected areas to get the vaccine or face fines.

As polio goal nears, Pakistan pushes against vaccine misinformation

10:42am, 8th March, 2019

World

As polio goal nears, Pakistan pushes against vaccine misinformation

As Pakistan closes in on eradicating polio, Prime Minister Imran Khan's office has urged the country's telecoms regulator to take action against misinformation spread on social media discouraging vaccination against it and other diseases.

U.S. voters targeted with limited 'misinformation' on social media: DHS

6:07pm, 6th November, 2018

US

U.S. voters targeted with limited 'misinformation' on social media: DHS

The U.S. government has received reports of limited "misinformation" targeting American voters in social media posts on Tuesday, a Homeland Security Department official said as citizens cast ballots in hotly contested congressional elections.

Exclusive: Facebook to ban misinformation on voting in upcoming U.S. elections

4:01pm, 15th October, 2018

Politics

Exclusive: Facebook to ban misinformation on voting in upcoming U.S. elections

Facebook Inc will ban false information about voting requirements and fake reports of violence or long lines at polling stations in the run-up to and during next month's U.S. midterm elections, company executives told Reuters, the latest effort...

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New York declares measles emergency, blasts misinformation fueling outbreak

New York orders mandatory measles vaccinations, blasts misinformation fueling outbreak

As polio goal nears, Pakistan pushes against vaccine misinformation

U.S. voters targeted with limited 'misinformation' on social media: DHS

Exclusive: Facebook to ban misinformation on voting in upcoming U.S. elections

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