Public health officials troubled over Canada’s rise in measles cases

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Without vaccine protection measles is one of the most difficult infections to contain and in Montreal there are fears this disease could spread fast does it make you nervous to see that there’s that kind of disease going around yeah kind of kind of yeah I think people should be more vaccinated according to

Health officials out of 10 cases this year in Quebec seven are unrelated to travel marking the first time the province has seen local measles transmission since 2019 the minute you see local transmission there is already concern there it means that we haven’t been able to contain it with our 95% um

Population protection and so we’re really aiming to stop it at 10 the problem is in some areas of Montreal vaccine coverage is dangerously low between 40 and 50% at some schools it’s why the province is stepping up its vaccination campaigns asking everyone to ensure their family shots are up to date

Without those vaccinations you’re putting infant children in our Province at risk of very very serious illness BC Premier David eie called a potential measles outbreak in his Province terrifying after officials confirmed British Columbia’s first case of the year but in neighboring Alberta doctors are especially concerned when it comes

To measles the Prairie Province has the lowest vaccine coverage rate in the country we do have this really bad combination of suboptimal rates plus a drop in vaccine confidence and a highly infectious agent um so you know it it is a very legitimate cause for worry doctors say those with two doses of

Vaccine have nothing to fear but the vaccine isn’t available to infants under 6 months putting them and those with compromised immunity at risk if measles is allowed to spread Heather urex West Global News Calgary

There has been an alarming rise in measles cases around the world, and a handful of cases have now been confirmed in Canada.

Because measles is highly contagious, it is likely cases will rise, especially since the viral disease’s vaccination rate is slipping in Canada.

Global’s Heather Yourex-West explains the worries from public health officials and how you can protect yourself.

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28 COMMENTS

  1. Most viral outbreaks for the past 100 years have come from the same place, China??:
    – Spanish Flu, 1919
    – H2N2, 1957
    – H3N2, 1968
    – H5N1, 1997
    – SARS, 2003
    – H7N9 Bird Flu, 2006
    – H1N1 Swine Flu, 2009
    – Porcine Pestivirus, 2013
    – Covid-19, 2019
    – Walking Pneumonia, 2023

  2. Maybe just maybe next time a new vaccinations out
    (only a matter of time)
    try education.
    Even if its slow education first first and only.
    Coercing/forcing folks into taking a ? against their will
    tends to have an adverse affect on trust and in case you haven't noticed vaccinations are down accross the country ?

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