Tag: Vaccination
Mennonite gathering in New Brunswick source of Ontario measles outbreak
A measles outbreak that has infected scores of unvaccinated children in Southwestern Ontario reportedly had its start at a Mennonite religious gathering in New Brunswick last year. In a March 7 letter to Ontario’s health units, the province’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore, said there was “an exposure at a large gathering […]
The Week Ahead: Opioid settlement funds and measles
Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.
Baranyai: Feeding vaccine hesitancy amid measles outbreak irresponsible
Measles is one of the most contagious diseases on Earth. The only way to contain it is vaccination uptake of least 95 per cent.
Carstairs: Canadians must come together to fight resurgence of measles
Canadians must bond to fight the growing spread of measles, and the best way to do that is by vaccination, two experts say