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"In the wake of a measles outbreak in Canada that has infected thousands of
people over the past year, an international health agency revoked the country’s
measles-free status on Nov. 10, 2025.
The Pan American Health Organization, which serves as the World Health
Organization’s regional office for the Americas, made this announcement after
the agency’s measles elimination commission met in Mexico City to review the
latest public health data.
As a global health epidemiologist who studies the spread of infectious
diseases, this change in status does not surprise me. Measles is highly
contagious, and a drop in childhood vaccination rates in Canada and in other
countries has left many children unprotected from the disease.
The resurgence of measles in Canada after decades with very low numbers of
cases is not an isolated problem. The U.S. has also had large outbreaks of
measles this year, and it will likely soon lose its measles-free designation as
well.
The loss of measles elimination status is a symptom of a deeper issue:
declining trust in public messaging about science and health, which has led to
decreased vaccination rates and growing vulnerability to vaccine-preventable
diseases."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
