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Brooklyn Judge Upholds Mandatory Vaccinations, As New York City Closes More Schools

Judge Lawrence Knipel refused a request from parents to lift the vaccination order that was imposed last week to stem a measles outbreak. The parents claimed the city had overstepped its authority.

A Brooklyn judge has sided with New York City health officials to uphold a mandatory measles vaccinations order, dismissing a lawsuit from a group of parents who claimed the city had overstepped its authority.

Judge Lawrence Knipel on Thursday refused the parent's request to lift the vaccination order that was imposed last week to stem a severe measles outbreak. "A fireman. "Vaccination is known to extinguish the fire of contagion."

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