US EditionThe unvaccinated are fuelling the measles outbreak in Ontario, data shows
- Unimmunized children are the main group infected by the measles outbreak in Ontario, according to Public Health Ontario.
- There have been 61 hospitalizations, including 47 children, showing an increase of 11 from last week.
- Dr. Sarah Wilson states that Ontario has exceeded 800 measles cases, which is striking.
- Dr. Ninh Tran reports a 130 percent increase in measles vaccinations at local clinics from January to April compared to last year.
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The Peterborough ExaminerTwo measles cases confirmed in unvaccinated travellers from Prince Edward Island
The adult patients are PEI residents who travelled together to another part of Canada where outbreaks of the virus are continuing, a news release says
Brampton Guardian
Ontario’s Measles Outbreak Requires Much More Visible & Effective Public Health Response
TORONTO, April 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Health Coalition is raising concerns about the sharp increase in people infected with the measles in Ontario. The data should raise red flags. According to the most recent epidemiological summary from…
Measles is back, and we have only ourselves to blame
Like many people who are now seniors, I had measles when I was a child and there was no vaccine available. It was uncomfortable, very contagious, and occasionally deadly. By the mid-1960s vaccines were appearing and by the mid-1970s they were compulsory in Australia. The disease was controlled and effectively eradicated. Why has it come back? In reality, it wasn’t gone, it was just preventable using vaccines.
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