New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after a lawsuit against the state’s vaccination laws was dismissed in the case of F.F. on behalf of her minor children, et al. v State of New York, et al.:
“Vaccines ensure the health and safety of our children, our families, and our communities. This law will help protect New Yorkers from experiencing any additional public health crises, which is why we vigorously defended it. We are pleased with the decision by the court.”
In June, the New York State legislature passed and Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law a bill that would end religious exemptions for immunizations, citing a growing measles outbreak in Rockland County and the growing threat of a public health emergency.
