A new poll has found an increase in support for mandatory vaccinations in Canada, but that support is still significantly lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The online survey by Research Co . found that 72 per cent of Canadians think vaccinations for children should “definitely” or “probably” be mandatory in their province, which is up five per cent from last year.

“If somebody who was infected with measles and was in the infectious state was in a room, left the room, and say an hour and a half later somebody who was unvaccinated walked into that room, they stood a very high chance of getting measles because it’s that contagious,” Dr. Anna Wolak, a family physician in Vancouver, said.

Twenty-three per cent of Canadians believe parents should “definitely” or “probably” be the o

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