US EditionProvinces have different measles vaccine schedules. Is it time to harmonize them?
Canadian provinces have varying measles vaccine schedules causing confusion and lower vaccination rates; only 76% of seven-year-olds received both doses in 2023, below the 95% herd immunity target.
- Jade Medeiros' family moved from Ontario to New Brunswick in 2020, where they faced different measles vaccine schedules for her young children.
- Vaccination timelines vary across Canadian provinces, influenced by local disease trends, which results in differences in the timing of the second measles dose and can cause confusion for parents.
- The ongoing measles outbreak, with nearly 5,000 cases nationwide, underlines the importance of full immunization coverage and clearer immunization strategies.
- Only 76% of Canadian seven-year-olds had both measles shots in 2023, below the 95% needed for herd immunity, prompting calls to harmonize schedules and improve record keeping.
- Experts and parents advocate a unified vaccine schedule and electronic registries to reduce barriers and ensure children receive timely doses amid rising misinformation.
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Provinces have different measles vaccine schedules. Is it time to harmonize them? (Canada)
Moving from Ontario to New Brunswick didn't just mean Jade Medeiros had to navigate a new province with two babies, she also had to figure out a new vaccination program. When her family moved to Moncton in 2020, she learned her two and three-year-old were already behind on routine vaccinations becau...
Winnipeg Free Press
Provinces have different measles vaccine schedules. Is it time to harmonize them?
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
TORONTO — Experts and parents believe that immunization schedules should be harmonized in Canadian provinces at the time a measles epidemic is taking place. The Canadian Paediatric Society has been seeking to adjust the immunization schedule nationally since 1997, when an article on the subject was published. Its relevance has resurfaced as the country strives to strengthen public health messages in response to the measles epidemic, which threat…
Provinces have different measles vaccine schedules. Is it time to harmonize them? – Energeticcity.ca
TORONTO — Moving from Ontario to New Brunswick didn’t just mean Jade Medeiros had to navigate a new province with two babies, she also had to figure out a new vaccination program. When her family moved to Moncton in 2020, she learned her two and three-year-old were already behind on routine vaccinations because New Brunswick has a different schedule than Ontario. “She had to get a whole bunch all at the same time, whereas in Ontario, it’s more s…
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