“If the only obstacle between the Liberals offering support for this legislation is there’s an obstacle, then I’d certainly be happy to look at having it taken out.” Continue reading
Samoa is trying to contain a measles outbreak that has killed more than 50 people in just weeks. Continue reading
Schools and universities have been closed and most public gatherings banned on the island state of just 200,000, located south of the equator and half way between Hawaii and New Zealand. Continue reading
By the end of the catch-up program, just over 84.5 per cent of kids and teens in the health region had received at least one immunization for the virus. Continue reading
WHO noted that two large epidemics in New York are over but small outbreaks elsewhere in the U.S. continue. Continue reading
Samoa’s measles outbreak has claimed 25 lives so far, almost all of them young children. Continue reading
Cardy acknowledges Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which allows governments to override parts of the charter, is rarely used. Continue reading
Infants typically don’t receive the measles vaccine until they are 12 months old. That results in a “quite alarming” susceptibility gap. Continue reading
The new rules, which would take effect Sept. 1, 2021, were introduced amid a measles outbreak in southern New Brunswick. Continue reading
Samoa’s Director General of Health Leausa Dr. Take Naseri said in a news conference last week that he expects the epidemic will get worse. Continue reading