VANCOUVER — A measles scare in British Columbia has promoted a 106-per-cent increase in vaccinations for school-aged children compared with a year ago.Health Minister Adrian Dix provided the …
VANCOUVER — A measles scare in British Columbia has promoted a 106-per-cent increase in vaccinations for school-aged children compared with a year ago.
Dix says the ministry sent over 550,000 letters to families with children, held 129 in-school clinics and dispensed over 3,800 measles vaccines.
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