Measles

• Measles vaccination rates in Canada have decreased, PHAC says amid global concern

  There are currently no active cases of measles in Canada but the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted vaccination programs in the country.

  Health

  Nov 24
  
• Measles spread an imminent threat due to COVID-19 pandemic, say WHO and CDC

  While measles cases have not yet gone up dramatically compared to previous years, now is the time to act, the WHO's measles lead, Patrick O'Connor, told Reuters.

  World

  Nov 23
  
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• Canada’s 6th wave of COVID has plateaued or is post-peak in some areas: Tam

  'Currently, lagging severity trends such as hospitalizations are still elevated but beginning to decline in some jurisdictions,' Dr. Theresa Tam said during a press conference.

  Canada

  May 6
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• Thousands of Ontario students behind on vaccines usually administered in schools

  In-school vaccination programs have been disrupted by school closures and a shift to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Apr 5
• COVID-19 has caused nearly 23 million children to miss routine vaccinations: UN

  The number of missed vaccinations, the highest in a decade, has led to outbreaks of measles, polio and other diseases in children around the world, the United Nations says.

  Health

  Jul 14, 2021
• ‘Learn to live with it’: COVID-19 can’t be eradicated like smallpox, experts warn

  As COVID-19 restrictions start slowly lifting across the world, some countries are telling people they need to learn to live with the virus -- as it's not going anywhere.

  Health

  Jul 14, 2021
• Can the flu shot and other routine vaccines protect against COVID-19?

  U.S. researchers have found the flu shot could prevent severe COVID-19 illness in children. And that's not the only routine vaccine with potential to protect against it.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2021
• History shows COVID-19 may fade out, but likely won’t disappear

  Even with a successful vaccine and effective treatment, COVID-19 may never go away, history professor Nükhet Varlik says.

  Commentary

  Oct 17, 2020
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• AHS issues alert after confirmed case of measles in St. Albert, U of A and Stollery hospitals

  Alberta Health Services has issued a warning after a confirmed case of measles in the Edmonton area.

  Health

  Feb 6, 2020
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• American children not getting measles shots before travelling overseas: study

  While nearly 40 per cent of those children did not get vaccinated because their parents or guardians declined, an equal number missed vaccinations because they weren't offered by the clinician, according to the study in JAMA Pediatrics.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2019