Canada loses measles elimination status
In what amounts to a national embarrassment on one side of the coin and a public health failure on the other, Canada has lost its measles elimination status, something it has held for 25 years.
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Measles spreads in Interior Health region
Interior Health (IH) has confirmed additional measles cases in the Interior with infections now identified in Kamloops, Kelowna, Salmon Arm and the Nelson area.
First confirmed measles case in Interior Health region
Interior Health (IH) has confirmed the first measles case in the health region so far this year.
Province shares spring COVID, flu and measles update
Around 40 people were in hospitals across BC with COVID as of Friday, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said during a press conference.
BC’s measles vax rate lower than Gaines County, Texas
In Gaines County, Texas, where a measles outbreak has killed one six-year-old and one adult, the measles vaccination rate among kindergarteners is just 82 per cent, according to reporting by The Atlantic. That’s a higher measles vaccination rate than children have here in B.C.
Concerning trend of vaccine hesitancy
There’s a concerning trend emerging in Canada and the United States when it comes to vaccine hesitancy.
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