New York just declared a statewide disaster emergency over measles.
108 cases this year.
0 deaths.
CDC death records show no New Yorker has died of measles since at least 1999.
Things that killed more New Yorkers than measles from 1999 to 2020, per CDC records:
⚠️ Falling out of bed: 764
⚠️ Falling off a chair: 251
⚠️ Bees, wasps and hornets: 52
⚠️ Cows, horses and other non-dog mammals: 39
⚠️ Lightning: 20
⚠️ Getting bumped into by another person: 12
💰 NY Lotto also hit 3 jackpots in 2025 alone.
Meanwhile, flu killed 913 New Yorkers last year by CDC's provisional count.
And 27 New York kids died with the flu in the 2024-25 season, a state record.
Gov. Hochul didn't declare a disaster emergency over that.
Measles can be serious, and nobody is saying otherwise.
But the mortality rate for the measles is .1% - .3%.
In my opinion, a disaster emergency over 108 cases and 0 deaths is all about the headlines.
Becoming Spider-Man after a radioactive spider bite:
CDC hasn't released those numbers yet, but it's gotta be more than .1%, right? 🤣