Measles

• Toronto health unit investigating measles case, warns of possible public exposure

  Toronto Public Health is investigating a travel-related measles case and has released a list of places where the public may have been exposed to the virus earlier this month.

  Health

  Apr 26
  
• 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
  
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• Public Health issue warning after case of measles confirmed in Halifax area

  Nova Scotia Health says close contacts are being notified after a case of measles was confirmed in the Halifax area. Pregnant and immunocompromised people are most at risk.

  Canada

  Apr 15
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• Health Canada issues measles notice for attendees of U.S. religious gathering

  After a CDC advisory, Health Canada says people who attended a large religious gathering in the U.S. state of Kentucky last month may have been exposed to measles.

  Health

  Mar 4
• Middlesex-London Health Unit confirms measles case in London, Ont.

  The Middlesex-London Health Unit and Southwestern Public Health say the person lives in London and works at Nova Steel in Woodstock.

  Health

  Feb 18
• 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, 2022
• 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, 2022
• 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, 2022
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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, 2022
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• 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