Vancouver Measles Outbreak

• New measles case confirmed in Metro Vancouver

  Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health say the infection was acquired by a Burnaby resident who travelled to the Philippines.

  Jul 26, 2019
  
• Metro Vancouver health officials alert transit users after new confirmed case of measles

  This is B.C.'s 22nd case of measles this year.

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  Apr 2, 2019
  
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• London Drugs to host free measles vaccination clinics in Vancouver this week

  The clinics will take place at the London Drugs location on Broadway and Cambie Street on March 12 and 16.

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  Mar 11, 2019
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• MMR vaccinations jumped in B.C. after measles outbreak, data shows

  “In all of the health authorities, we’re seeing a significant uptick in immunization rates in this period,” Health Minister Adrian Dix told reporters.

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  Mar 11, 2019
• Two more measles cases reported in Vancouver, bringing outbreak total to 15

  The number of measles cases in Vancouver has risen once again.

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  Feb 27, 2019
• B.C. child cancer patient feels good enough to go to school, but has to stay home amid measles outbreak

  A recent measles outbreak in Metro Vancouver has forced eight-year-old Sage to stay at home.

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  Feb 25, 2019
• Vancouver adds 2 more measles cases, 1 of them linked to YVR airport

  With the two new cases, the potential total of confirmed Vancouver measles cases for this month alone is 12.

  Feb 24, 2019
• Mother of patient with new Vancouver measles case alarmed after Delta doctors missed diagnosis

  The mother of the patient, who lives in the Fraser Health Authority region, is worried more people may have been exposed in the area.

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  Feb 23, 2019
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• Vancouver Coastal Health confirms 2 new cases of measles as outbreak continues

  The health authority says it is also investigating possible exposures in Vancouver, Richmond, Squamish, Whistler and Steveston, where one of the cases may have travelled last weekend.

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  Feb 22, 2019
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• ‘It’s horrible’: B.C. mother watching newborn for signs of measles after potential exposure at ER

  At just a week old, Brooke Seal's son might have been exposed to measles at a B.C. hospital.

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  Feb 20, 2019