In Depth
The shot clock is running out
Canada eliminated measles decades ago, but it will lose that status on Oct. 27 – barring a ‘miracle’ experts doubt will happen. Here’s how falling vaccine rates got us to this point, and what happens after Alanna Smith Health reporter The Globe and Mail Published 16 minutes ago
Natasha Crowcroft from the Public Health Agency of Canada says it would be ‘astonishing’ if the country keeps its measles elimination status, even though cases are declining. Ashley Fraser/The Globe and Mail Natasha Crowcroft from the Public Health Agency of Canada says it would be ‘astonishing’ if the country keeps its measles elimination status, even though cases are declining. Ashley Fraser/The Globe and Mail
Canadian health experts equipped with binders of