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Measles outbreaks have reached B.C., health officials stress vaccination in North

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NNSL photo. The Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife, NWT.

With measles outbreaks in Vancouver this year government health officials are reminding the public that, although there is no immediate outbreak concern in Yellowknife, it is important to get vaccinated.

Dr. Andre Corriveau, the territorial medical director, says that vaccination is vitally important to staving off measles.

SA国际影视传媒淲e've lost a lot of ground in preventing measles,SA国际影视传媒 he said. SA国际影视传媒淢easles is a disease that could be eradicated entirely and at one point was eradicated from North America entirely.SA国际影视传媒

Dr. Andre Corriveau, is the territorial medical director for the NWT.
photo courtesy of Damien Healy

According to Corriveau, a lot of it has to do with paranoia about vaccinations and people not vaccinating their children. Children are not any more at risk than an adult, it's all about getting vaccinated.

SA国际影视传媒淭he current generation of parents weren't around in the 50s and 60s where there were thousands of cases and a death in every thousand patients,SA国际影视传媒 said Corriveau. SA国际影视传媒淭he best way to combat it is with proper immunization.SA国际影视传媒

People run the highest risk of contracting the virus when travelling, especially to countries that do not have robust MMR vaccination strategies.

The government of Canada has posted travel health notices for measles in Africa, Europe and South America.

SA国际影视传媒淢easles is highly contagious and if you're sitting in close quarters, say at an airport, with someone infected who is coughing and sneezing, you could catch it very easily,SA国际影视传媒 said Corriveau.

The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) is recommended in two doses, once at 12 months of age and once again at three years old, according to HSS.

SA国际影视传媒淭o ensure maximum protection, people have to get vaccinated and get both doses,SA国际影视传媒 said Corriveau. SA国际影视传媒淭his is not a benign disease to be taken lightly.SA国际影视传媒





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