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Don't know if you've been vaccinated against measles? Get a shot, doctors urge
"Even the last-minute immunization will offer some protection during that trip, but also it can protect you into the future." ...
As measles spreads across the Americas, outbreaks in Mexico and Canada have also turned deadly
As measles cases in the United States continue to mount, neighboring countries Canada and Mexico are also experiencing ...
Ontario baby’s measles-related death highlights vaccination critical, health experts say
Infant infected with the disease in utero from unvaccinated mother is first fatality associated with the current outbreak in ...
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Ontario infant is first measles-related death in provincial outbreak
An infant with measles has died in Ontario, marking the first measles-related death in an outbreak that has now spread to more than 2,000 people. The baby contracted measles from their ...
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How Mennonite women are building bridges between public health and community amid measles outbreak
Low German-speaking Mennonites face language, trust barriers amid Ontario’s largest measles outbreak in decades, as health workers push to bridge the gap.
Measles could have been contracted at any of these 15 Ontario locations
The health department in the Peel Region says there are up to 15 locations where members of the public may have been exposed to measles, based on recent confirmed cases. Two new cases of measles have ...
Measles vaccination a ‘ticket’ for kids to stay in summer camps: officials
The warnings come amid ongoing measles outbreaks in multiple provinces, with camps being told to keep immunization records on ...
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B.C. won’t require measles vaccination for schools
B.C. is not considering making measles immunization mandatory for attending school, as it is in Ontario and New Brunswick.