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As Canada's measles outbreak continues to grow, the country is at risk of losing its measles elimination status — a bar set by the World Health Organization.

"The risk is substantial," said Dr. Sarah Wilson, a public health physician with Public Health Ontario who has been tracking the measles outbreak in that province.

Ontario is now reporting more measles cases each week than it once saw over an entire decade, Wilson said. "It is a very different situation than what we experienced in the last decade since measles elimination was achieved," she said.

Canada's outbreak began in October 2024. That means if sustained transmission continues until October 2025, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) can revoke the elimination status.

Canada currently has more cases than any other country in the Americas, according to PAHO.

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[–] Arkouda@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is disgusting and not vaccinating your children should be legally declared child abuse.

We cannot keep allowing the anti vaccination nut jobs to have a say about any of this and if they want to dig in their heels we can decide they aren't welcome in our public spaces anymore. They can go live in the bush and survive off of their "own research".

[–] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Whatever happened to kids being forbidden from school if they aren't up-to-date on their shots? I remember having nurses come to my class to give us the ones we were behind on.

[–] Arkouda@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

I don't know exactly when it happened, but I remember the same thing in school in the early 2000's.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It is mostly specific religious groups.

[–] Arkouda@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It is mostly specific religious groups.

How did you come to this conclusion?

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It is mainly spreading in the Mennonite community. They don’t want to advertise that and generate a backlash against them.

[–] Arkouda@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It is mainly spreading in the Mennonite community. They don’t want to advertise that and generate a backlash against them.

Who is "they", and where are you getting your information?

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago

Thanks Doug Ford and all the support you gave your donught brained daughter.

[–] MyMotherIsAHamster@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago

Fuck each and every last anti-vaxxer.

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Honestly we really just need to make the vaccine mandatory. Don’t want it? Too bad. Don’t participate in society if you don’t have it.

You don’t get to infect other people with a deadly pathogen that we already know how to prevent while screaming about your own bodily autonomy. That’s not how bodily autonomy works.

And if you’re refusing to vaccinate your kids, you should be charged with child neglect/endangerment. Because that’s what the hell it is.

I’ve had it with anti-vax bullshit. Every government and health agency has given them a buffet of carrots. It’s time to bring out the sticks.

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

Our society's focus on individual privilege and individual rights over the collective well being will be our downfall.

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Why is there never numbers in these articles that show us the numbers? Why is it always just phrased in ways that beat around the bush?