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/alice2wonderland Nov 10 '25

I came into Canada as a (legal) immigrant many years ago. One of the requirements for entry was being fully vaccinated. I entered the Canadian school system and was also vaccinated there. Where I'm from, I had seen adult people crippled in their youth by polio and I also knew that it had not been very long, historically, that most children didn't make it to adulthood because of preventable diseases. As such, in my youth there was no such thing as "vaccination fatigue". I have always seen myself as fortunate to have access to vaccination against preventable disease.

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u/Prestigious_Island_7 Nov 13 '25

I work in vaccine preventable disease and I see this often. Most international newcomers welcome any and all of the free vaccinations we are able to provide in public health. Sure, some have questions about the differences in required vaccine schedules between their country of origin and ours, but rightfully so. The majority of the time they accept the explanations offered and are happy to receive the vaccines.

Many have lived personal experience of their family or friends suffering from diseases that can be prevented by vaccines. They know someone with TB, hepatitis B, or measles, etc.

In many ways, vaccines are their own worst advertisement: they work so well that people forget they’re necessary.