A Hamilton child younger than 5 years old who had not been protected died from measles. This shows how dangerous the highly contagious virus is and why so many health professionals have been calling for action to raise vaccination rates.
This week, Public Health Ontario released a new report that said five kids have been hospitalised this year because of measles-related problems. One of them passed away. They wouldn't say how old the other kids were, and on Friday, they didn't have a spokesperson available to talk.
Brendan Lew, the deputy medical officer of health for Hamilton, said, "This is a very sad situation. A young child has died too soon, when they still had their whole life ahead of them." Six people have been confirmed to have had measles in Hamilton so far this year. There is no measles vaccine in any of the people who have had the sickness.
Brendan Lew, the deputy medical officer of health for Hamilton, said, "This is a very sad situation. A young child has died too soon, when they still had their whole life ahead of them." Six people have been confirmed to have had measles in Hamilton so far this year. There is no measles vaccine in any of the people who have had the sickness.
In addition to what Dr. Lew said, health officials will not say anything else about the child, like how old he or she is or when the kid got measles.
Measles cases in Canada are higher than they have ever been since the outbreak ended. The Public Health Agency of Canada says that's the most cases seen in Canada since 2019 (75 as of May 4). 113 cases happened in that one year.
In Ohio so far, 22 people have gotten sick, including 13 children and 9 adults. One parent didn't know if their child had been vaccine, and 12 of the kids hadn't been vaccinated.
In Ohio so far, 22 people have gotten sick, including 13 children and 9 adults. One parent didn't know if their child had been vaccine, and 12 of the kids hadn't been vaccinated.
"We need to be clear that measles is not a harmless disease." "We need to care about it," said Alex Summers, who is the medical officer of health for the Middlesex-London Health Unit. By getting vaccinations, we show that we take it seriously.
To protect against measles, children should get two doses of vaccine. When the child is 12 months old, the first dose should be given. The second amount is usually given to kids between 4 and 6 years old. Children who haven't been vaccine, especially those under 5, are more likely to get symptoms from measles, which can include asthma, brain swelling, blindness, and breathing problems.
In the province this year, of the people who got measles, 9% were younger than 1 and didn't need their first shot; 32% were between the ages of 1 and 4; and 18% were between the ages of 5 and 9.
These nine adults were all born after 1970. In general, people born before this date are thought to be immune to measles illnesses, since the virus was so popular before regular vaccine programs started. Four of the adults had at least two doses of a measles vaccine, two had not been vaccinated, and three did not know if they had been vaccinated.
Experts say that people who get measles after being vaccine are likely to only have mild symptoms.
The COVID-19 outbreak slowed down vaccine programmes for kids a lot. Less protection against measles and other dangerous diseases was given to kids because of this. But there is more fake information about vaccines than ever before. This information is often shared on social media and is even spread by famous people like U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
It no longer spreads in Canada, even though measles is one of the most common viruses. This is because enough kids have been covered for decades. But that state might not be able to keep its measles-free status if the virus keeps spreading to places where a lot of people haven't been vaccinated.
It no longer spreads in Canada, even though measles is one of the most common viruses. This is because enough kids have been covered for decades. But that state might not be able to keep its measles-free status if the virus keeps spreading to places where a lot of people haven't been vaccinated.
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