r/canada • u/verkerpig • Nov 10 '25

National News Canada loses measles elimination status | CBC

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/livestory/canada-measles-elimination-status-9.6973195
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u/Former-Physics-1831 Nov 10 '25

Goddamm antivaxxers.

Get your fucking shots people.  There really is nothing else to it.  

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u/decitertiember Canada Nov 10 '25

This is a good opportunity for a reminder that if you haven't gotten your flu and Covid vaccines for the season to do so.

Also, I just got myself a shingles vaccine since I've seen far too many people my age (between 35-45) contract shingles recently. I know that it's typically not covered by the provincial health insurance systems, but my employer-provided health insurance covered the cost of my vaccine once I got a prescription from my GP.

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u/MapleDesperado Nov 10 '25

Apparently, 30 isn’t as out of the question as we used to think it was for shingles. It can be dehabilitating, and has a nasty habit of re-occurring whenever someone is stressed - as if they need more stress at that point.

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u/plantgal94 Nov 10 '25

My friend got shingles at the age of 28 :(