Latest On Measles Outbreak From New York-Presbyterian By Infectious Disease Chief Dr. Gulick

NewYork-Presbyterian Media Briefing: The Latest on Measles

Infectious Disease Chief Roy M. Gulick, MD, Provides Insights and Information About Measles Outbreaks, Treatments and Vaccination

Editor’s note: As most of our readers know, in New York City, there are no religious or conscientious objections to the vaccination schedule for students in NYC Public Schools.  Only medical exemptions are still allowed, and are mainly restricted to those children who have had a reaction to a previous vaccine or whose immunity is so compromised that the risks of the vaccine outweigh the benefits.  To qualify for this exemption, parents must have a form signed by a licensed NY doctor.  This was enacted in 2019, prior to which religious exemptions were allowed.  New Jersey has similarly attempted to rescind their allowance for religious exemptions for vaccination, under an assembly vote.  The exemption is still in the law, so this bill may not have advanced past this area in 2019.  

With cases of measles infection rising across the country, Dr. Roy M. Gulick, Chief of Infectious Disease at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, provided a briefing for members of the media on the latest developments in the spread of measles on Friday, March 7 at 11am ET via Zoom.

Dr. Gulick answered selected questions from the media following his remarks.

The strongest recommendation by the doctor is to make sure you are vaccinated against this highly contagious virus which can have multiple complications in about 30% of those who acquire the infection. Learn about the virus itself, it’s transmissibility, the disease progression and etiology, along with the acceptable prevention methods of vaccination.

Roy M. Gulick, MD, has served as Chief of Infectious Disease at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine since 2009.

Dr. Gulick received his undergraduate education at Johns Hopkins, and earned his M.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. After completing his residency at Columbia, he received his MPH from Harvard and completed fellowships at the Beth Israel and Massachusetts General Hospitals. He subsequently served on the faculties of Harvard Medical School (where he was Medical Director of the Virology Research Clinic at Beth Israel Hospital) and New York University (where he served as Director of the HIV Research Clinic at Bellevue Hospital).

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