A Southwestern Ontario public health unit at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak has reported the fewest new weekly cases in months. The four new measles cases reported by Southwestern Public Health – the health unit for Oxford and Elgin counties, Woodstock and St. Thomas – between June 12 and 19, mark the lowest […]
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Measles cases continue to increase in the Southwestern Ontario epicentre of an outbreak spreading across the province
A measles outbreak that has infected scores of unvaccinated children in Southwestern Ontario reportedly had its start at a Mennonite religious gathering in New Brunswick last year. In a March 7 letter to Ontario’s health units, the province’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore, said there was “an exposure at a large gathering […]
Measles is one of the most contagious diseases on Earth. The only way to contain it is vaccination uptake of least 95 per cent.
Cases of measles in a region surrounding London continue to surge – eclipsing 225 cases – including almost 20 hospitalizations.
The top doctor of a health office at the epicentre of Ontario's measles outbreak continues to urge vaccination as the best defence
An Ontario ice cream manufacturer is freezing its prices, a response to the U.S. trade war it says is the greatest threat to Canada’s sovereignty since the Second World War. Chapman’s Ice Cream, the largest independent ice cream manufacturer in the country, is vowing not to increase prices for customers for the remainder of 2025 as U.S. […]
Hospitals in Elgin and Oxford counties are seeing 'serious complications' in children with measles, the area medical officer of health says
Confirmed cases of measles have spiked over the past two days in one area of Southwestern Ontario amid an outbreak declared last month.
Ontario's rollout of free flu and COVID-19 vaccines for the general population has begun. Here are the details on where to find them and what this year's respiratory virus season might have in store. Read More