Measles Vaccination

• Alberta ramps up measles vaccination campaign as 3 hospitalized in intensive care

  The number of cases of measles in Alberta continues to climb. The province's interim chief medical health officer said there are three Albertans in intensive care with virus.

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  May 5
  
• ‘Critical’ to get measles vaccine to stem outbreaks: WHO

  Vaccinating children who missed their measles shots during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical, a senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday.

  Health

  Mar 19, 2024
  
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• Peterborough-area health units urge measles vaccination as Canadian cases rise

  Peterborough Public Health and the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit advise residents to review immunization records and get updated with the measles vaccine.

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  Mar 6, 2024
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• Measles cases have exploded in Europe as vaccinations decline. What to know

  The World Health Organization is warning of an "alarming rise" of measles cases in Europe that is only accelerating, and is calling for urgent action.

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  Jan 25, 2024
• Measles case in Halifax area prompts vaccine reminder from health officials

  If 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.

  Health

  Apr 17, 2023
• Samoa charges anti-vaxxer as deadly measles epidemic shuts down nation

  The battle to quell the devastating outbreak has been complicated by a vocal anti-vaccination movement, officials say.

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  Dec 6, 2019
• Samoa closes schools, restricts travel as measles death toll tops 50

  Samoa is trying to contain a measles outbreak that has killed more than 50 people in just weeks.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2019
• 24 children dead as Samoa’s measles outbreak worsens

  Samoa's measles outbreak has claimed 25 lives so far, almost all of them young children.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2019
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• Vaccine mistrust in Ukraine weakens the world’s defences, experts worry

  More than 58,000 people this year were infected with measles in Ukraine, a country where only half the population believes vaccines work.

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  Nov 4, 2019
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• Measles cases tripled worldwide this year: WHO

  Every region in the world, except the Americas, has seen more cases of measles this year compared to last year.

  Health

  Aug 29, 2019