Ontario transplant patient exposed to measles outbreak
April 25, 2025, 6:20 am
In Stratford, Ontario, 59‐year-old heart transplant recipient Laurie Miller encountered a concerning measles exposure that lays bare the peril immunocompromised people face during outbreaks. Medical experts are issuing grave reminders of the virus’s dangers—even in our modern era, measles spares no one who should be extra cautious.
Laurie Miller, a heart transplant patient exposed to measles in Stratford, Ont., says her story speaks to the risks people who are immunocompromised face during an outbreak.
TORONTO - Laurie Miller, a 59-year-old heart transplant patient exposed to measles in Stratford, Ont., says her story speaks to the risks people who are immunocompromised face during an outbreak.
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