Summary
Ontario is facing one of its largest measles outbreaks, with cases doubling in two weeks to over 140.
Although Ottawa has no confirmed cases, public health officials warn unvaccinated individuals are at risk.
Measles can severely impact young children, causing pneumonia, brain infections, and even death. Vaccination rates have dropped from 85–90% to about 40% amid “vaccine fatigue.”
Ottawa Public Health is urging families to get vaccinated through available clinics to help contain the outbreak.
if you haven’t taken your MMR vaccine recently you’re gonna have a bad time.
if you were born after 1957 and are over 30 you need a booster.
call your local pharmacy and schedule an appt. there little risk in “doubling up” on the MMR.
“But public health experts say there are some adults who should consider getting revaccinated. That includes older adults who were born after 1957 and were vaccinated before 1968.”
“If you were vaccinated between 1968 and 1989, you likely received just one dose of the measles vaccine, instead of the two doses that are standard today. One dose alone is highly effective and for most people, it provides more than enough protection, says Dr. Adam Ratner, a pediatric infectious disease specialist in New York City and author of Booster Shots, a book on the history of measles.”
From an NPR article.