Measles Outbreak
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Measles case in Halifax area prompts vaccine reminder from health officialsIf you're exposed and have not received the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, and you don't have immunity, you have a 90 per cent chance of infection, Dr. Jeanette Comeau says.HealthApr 17
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Measles vaccination rates in Canada have decreased, PHAC says amid global concernThere are currently no active cases of measles in Canada but the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted vaccination programs in the country.HealthNov 24, 2022
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Measles outbreak declared in American Samoa, shuttering schoolsIn the neighbouring independent nation of Samoa, more than 60 people have died, mostly children, from the measles and more than 4,000 were infected since the outbreak started in mid-October, health officials said.HealthDec 7, 2019
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Samoa charges anti-vaxxer as deadly measles epidemic shuts down nationThe battle to quell the devastating outbreak has been complicated by a vocal anti-vaccination movement, officials say.WorldDec 6, 2019
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Samoa closes schools, restricts travel as measles death toll tops 50Samoa is trying to contain a measles outbreak that has killed more than 50 people in just weeks.HealthDec 2, 2019
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Measles cases continue to spike around the world, WHO saysWHO noted that two large epidemics in New York are over but small outbreaks elsewhere in the U.S. continue.HealthNov 27, 2019
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24 children dead as Samoa’s measles outbreak worsensSamoa's measles outbreak has claimed 25 lives so far, almost all of them young children.HealthNov 25, 2019
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New Brunswick invokes notwithstanding clause in bill making vaccination mandatoryCardy acknowledges Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which allows governments to override parts of the charter, is rarely used.HealthNov 22, 2019
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Babies more vulnerable to catching measles than previously thought: studyInfants typically don't receive the measles vaccine until they are 12 months old. That results in a "quite alarming" susceptibility gap.LifestyleNov 21, 2019
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Samoa declares state of emergency after measles outbreakNew Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Friday his country would send 3,000 vaccines and 12 nurses to Samoa to assist with the outbreak.HealthNov 16, 2019
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