Alberta ramps up measles vaccination amid historic outbreak surge

Monday, May 5, 2025, 12:21 pm

Alberta’s public health officials are intensifying measles vaccination efforts as record case numbers and critical hospitalizations raise alarm bells. The expanded campaign aims to curb transmission through heightened community outreach and inoculation drives, with experts wryly noting that even epidemic crises can inspire creative public-relations spin.

cbc.ca / Alberta government beefs up measles defence as cases rival 1980s levels

The Alberta government says it is taking new steps to rein in the province's measles as case counts surge to the highest levels since 1987.

calgaryherald.com / Braid: Smith's government mutes vaccine skepticism in face of a measles epidemic

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calgaryherald.com / Alberta announces steps to address measles outbreak, worst in decades

The provincial government is expanding access to vaccinations and launching an awareness campaign

globalnews.ca / Alberta ramps up measles vaccination campaign as 3 hospitalized in intensive care

The number of cases of measles in Alberta continues to climb. The province's interim chief medical health officer said there are three Albertans in intensive care with virus.

thestar.com / Alberta ramps up measles vaccination awareness as 3 hospitalized in intensive care

As of last week, Alberta had confirmed 210 cases of the highly contagious disease, the majority of them children.

theglobeandmail.com / Alberta launches extended measles awareness campaign to fight off rise in cases

Meanwhile, Ontario’s health minister defended the province’s public health response to date

edmontonjournal.com / Alberta to ramp-up measles vaccinations and health campaign amid highest number of cases in decades

Alberta has been grappling with the highest number of measles cases in the province in decades, and after calls from physicians to ramp up the health campaign and promote vaccinations, the health minister announced a new rollout on Monday. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announced that the…

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