People complain of MMR vaccine shortage but N.S. Health Department says there's enough supply

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People complain of MMR vaccine shortage but N.S. Health Department says there's enough supply
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PC party leader attends the protest in support of fishermen | SaltWire #newsupdate #newfoundlandJim Collins tried to do what Public Health recommended to Nova Scotians – get both doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.

Strang, the province’s chief medical officer of health, made the recommendation as the number of measles cases continued to increase worldwide.And Collins isn’t alone. “Pharmacist said it would be at least 2 weeks before they had any. My family doc did not have any aside from their normal allotments for scheduled childhood vaccinations.”And while the recent demand has resulted in some clinics running out of the vaccine, the Health Department says there isn’t a shortage of MMR vaccine in Nova Scotia.

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