“Clearly, things didn’t change for large numbers of children medically in that short period of time,” he said in an interview. “It’s pretty obvious that there is a fraud taking place - one that endangers the lives of people,” said Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz, a sponsor of the 2019 bill that removed nonmedical exemptions in response to a measles outbreak among a religious community. Leading the way in exemptions are religious and private schools, which have come under fresh scrutiny after a sweeping New York Times investigation into the quality of education provided at some Jewish religious schools. The revelation also comes as New York - the frequent epicenter of contagious outbreaks, from measles to West Nile - deals with a resurgence of polio, the continued spread of Covid-19 and at least one childhood case of monkeypox this year. The shift, uncovered by a POLITICO analysis of state data, mirrors a similar outcome in California and highlights potential gaps in oversight and enforcement that medical experts warn could allow dangerous diseases to flourish.
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