US EditionCanada could lose its measles elimination status if spread lingers, PHAC advisor says
- Ontario is experiencing a large measles outbreak with over 1,440 cases reported since October 2023, reflecting a global resurgence of the virus.
- The outbreak follows a decline in vaccination rates, with only 70 percent of Ontario children under seven immunized against measles in 2023-24.
- Measles remains the most contagious disease known, able to infect 12-18 others per case, and requires high vaccination rates to maintain elimination status achieved in Canada in 1998.
- Experts caution that even a slight decrease in vaccine coverage could result in millions of measles infections and cause many thousands of avoidable deaths over the next 25 years, highlighting the urgent need for public health initiatives to address vaccine hesitancy.
- If the spread continues, Canada risks losing its measles elimination status, highlighting the need to address politicization of public health and improve vaccination promotion immediately.
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Canada could lose its measles elimination status if spread lingers, PHAC advisor says
TORONTO — A senior medical advisor with the Public Health Agency of Canada says the country could lose its measles elimination status if the highly contagious disease continues to spread into the fall. Dr.
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Public health nurse Lauri Bidinot demonstrates how to give a measles shot to a young girl at Southwestern Public Health in St. Thomas, Ont. on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Geoff Robins A senior medical advisor with the Public Health Agency of Canada says the country could lose its measles elimination status if the highly contagious disease continues to spread into the fall. Dr. Marina Salvadori warned of the possibility Thursday a…
Canada could lose its measles elimination status if spread lingers, PHAC advisor says – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — A senior medical advisor with the Public Health Agency of Canada says the country could lose its measles elimination status if the highly contagious disease continues to spread into the fall. Dr. Marina Salvadori warned of the possibility Thursday as cases in Ontario grew by nearly 200 infections, adding that would only occur if prolonged spread continued beyond mid-October 2025. “That could happen. But I think that when people hear ‘l…
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