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Canada no longer measles-free as outbreaks spread

todayNovember 11, 2025

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Canada has lost its measles elimination status as vaccination rates have slipped below the 95% coverage rate needed to stop outbreaks

Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, international health experts said on Monday, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America.

The loss of the country’s measles elimination status comes more than a year after the highly contagious virus started spreading.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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