As students head back to school across Quebec, data from the province’s public health institute indicate that vaccination rates have remained stable in recent years. Experts say Quebec is in a good position and credit efforts that were made in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic. The institute’s vaccine survey finds that the coverage rate […]

A measles outbreak Nova Scotia has risen to 30 cases in a northern part of the province with a low vaccination rate, health officials said Thursday. All 30 cases originated from travel within Canada to regions where measles is known to be circulating, Nova Scotia Public Health said. The agency had reported a single case […]

Alberta’s government says three children are in intensive care in hospital after contracting measles. A health ministry spokesperson declined to disclose their ages, citing privacy concerns. At a news conference Monday, Dr. Sunil Sookram, Alberta’s interim chief medical officer of health, said there have been no deaths. Sookram said the risk of getting the highly […]