--- title: Measles Outbreak in NYC: Health Department Advises Vaccinations description: Four people have been hospitalized canonical: https://time.com/16006/16-cases-of-measles-confirmed-in-new-york-city/ author: Charlotte Alter article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-03-07T17:48:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T06:39:08.631Z article:section: Health og:title: Measles Outbreak in NYC: 16 Cases Identified og:description: Four people have been hospitalized og:url: https://time.com/16006/16-cases-of-measles-confirmed-in-new-york-city/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Measles Outbreak in NYC: 16 Cases Identified twitter:description: Four people have been hospitalized twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # 16 Cases of Measles Confirmed In New York City > Sponsored content. 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Seven of the cases were adults, and four required hospitalization, the Associated Press [reports.](http://online.wsj.com/article/AP99b2e92fda3a4387af3eacc375add087.html) The Health Department says it’s working to make sure the virus doesn’t spread through hospital emergency rooms. The Health Department is also reminding all New Yorkers that they should be vaccinated against the measles, and that they can check their immunity with a blood test to see if they need to be re-vaccinated. **MORE:** [Vaccine Doubt is Deadly](http://time.com/14301/obvious-science-studies/) Measles is spread through the air from people who are coughing or sneezing, and it is extremely contagious. 1 in 10 children who get the measles will get an ear infection, according to the CDC, and 1 in 20 will get pneumonia. 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