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Canada can regain its measles elimination status

Canada Loses Measles Elimination Status. Will The U.S. Soon Follow?

Over the past couple decades, Canada has allowed measles vaccination rates to fall so low that the virus has once again gotten a spikehold in the country.

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Canada loses measles elimination status — as does the entire Americas region

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Canada Loses Measles Elimination Status, Putting U.S. On Notice

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Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades

The 60-40 vote passed with the support of nearly all of the chamber's Republicans and eight Democrats, who unsuccessfully sought to tie government funding to health subsidies that are due to expire at...

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Canada loses its measles-free status amid outbreak. How close is the US?

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Deadly measles surge sees Canada lose eradicated status

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Americas no longer considered measles-free

A commission in charge of monitoring efforts to eliminate measles from the Americas has decided that the region can no longer be considered free of the highly contagious disease.The decision not to reverify the entire region as being measles-free was based on a large outbreak in Canada that began last October,

PAHO scales up emergency health response across the Caribbean following Hurricane Melissa

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has activated its emergency coordination and response mechanisms and is working closely with Caribbean health authorities to address the extensive health impacts caused by Hurricane Melissa.