Canada loses measles-free status as anti-vax ignorance spreads faster than the virus

Canada's 26-year streak of keeping measles at bay has officially ended, thanks to falling vaccination rates and a virus that apparently found better travel deals than most Canadians. The Pan American Health Organization announced Monday that Canada no longer qualifies as 'measles-free,' after a year of continuous outbreaks that sickened over 5,000 people and killed two infants. — Read the rest
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