vancouver measles

• 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
  
• New measles case detected, with possible exposures in Coquitlam, Burnaby, YVR

  The infected person was on a Vancouver-bound plane from Tokyo, followed by several public places in Coquitlam and Burnaby. 

  Health

  Apr 16, 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.

  Health

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

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

  Health

  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.

  Health

  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
• 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.

  Health

  Feb 22, 2019
• 33 kids, 1 staff member kept home from Vancouver schools affected by measles

  Some parents of children who are being kept home, however, are still refusing to get their children vaccinated.

  Health

  Feb 19, 2019
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• ‘Measles is a highly contagious disease’: Health officials remind Canadians to get shot updated

  The Public Health Agency of Canada has issued a statement aimed at reminding Canadians that measles is a serious and highly contagious disease and that getting vaccinated is the best protection.

  Health

  Feb 19, 2019
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• Vancouver Coastal Health confirms city’s second measles case this month

  Health officials have confirmed a second case of measles in Vancouver, this one contracted locally.

  Health

  Feb 13, 2019