There were almost zero measles cases in Canada during the pandemic, but as travel restrictions eased, the country started seeing infections again. With vaccination rates down, some health officials are concerned.
During the pandemic, measles rates dropped to almost zero cases per year in Canada. What went up, according to one infectious disease expert, was vaccine hesitancy.
"You'll start to see other cases pop up here and there where you can't trace it directly back to travel," she said. "And that's what we want to avoid, because that gets really, really tricky when you have these sporadic cases that you didn't expect to occur." “Once the case gets imported into that group, it can spread quite easily, because if you're susceptible to measles and you get exposed to it, you've got a 90% chance of contracting the illness,” she said.as they head back to school. It's the state's worst outbreak in more than 30 years, and the U.S. as a whole has seen 236 measles cases this year, compared to just 59 in 2023.
"It's important to ensure that kids get vaccinated as early as possible," Hota says. "Children are at greater risk for complications of measles and that's what we really want to try to avoid." "We get these sporadic cases from travel, and we really, really want to avoid the possibility of that resulting in any additional cases."NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has pulled his party out of the supply-and-confidence agreement that had been helping keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority Liberals in power.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has pulled his party out of the supply-and-confidence agreement that had been helping keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority Liberals in power.Government House Leader Karina Gould says she was 'quite surprised' when she found out “at the same time as other Canadians today” that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was pulling out of the supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberal government.
A family-owned B.C. wilderness resort designed and built by HGTV's Timber Kings – who said it was one of the "coolest and most challenging" projects they have undertaken – has hit the market for $21.5 million.Alan Dougherty, co-owner of Estevan's Orpheum Theatre believes the historic theatre’s future is up in the air following recent flooding.A First Nations community west of Calgary has officially reclaimed its traditional Stoney Nakoda name.
The same day renderings of a renovated Commonwealth Stadium appeared, the new owner of the Edmonton Elks says he has started talking to the city about what needs to be done to upgrade the team's longtime home.Mounties have released a photo of the van believed to be involved in a shooting in St. Albert over the long weekend.
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