Public health officials in Canada can't afford to take a laissez-faire approach to measles vaccination, these writers say.Adobe stock photo In 1986, Roald Dahl, the famous children’s author, wrote a ...

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Over 1,000 cases of the deadly virus have taken hold in 31 U.S. states and it is now surging in Canada and Mexico, spurred by ...

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is causing a resurgence of preventable diseases like measles. Communication missteps by health officials during the pandemic exacerbated public distrust and contributed to the current vaccine ...

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Measles outbreaks in Ontario and Alberta continue to grow because vaccination rates are too low, say some doctors urging provincial public health officials to step up efforts.

Every Thursday, Public Health Ontario posts an “enhanced epidemiological summary” revealing the cumulative number of measles cases in the province. Alberta does the same, without the fancy ...